zantedeschia

See also: Zantedeschia

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌzæntɨˈdɛski.ə/

Noun

zantedeschia (plural zantedeschias)

1. Any of the genus Zantedeschia of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Zantedeschia, from the name of Italian botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛskja
• Hyphenation: zan‧te‧dè‧schia

Noun

zantedeschia f (plural zantedeschie)

1. (botany) Any plant of the Zantedeschia taxonomic genus.
2. (botany, uncountable, usually capitalized as Zantedeschia) The Zantedeschia taxonomic genus.

References

• zantedeschia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana