bulbocodio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Bulbocodium, derived from Latin bulbus (“bulb”) + Ancient Greek κῴδιον (kṓidion, “sheepskin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bul.boˈkɔ.djo/
• Rhymes: -ɔdjo
• Hyphenation: bul‧bo‧cò‧dio

Noun

bulbocodio m (plural bulbocodi)

1. any plant of the Bulbocodium taxonomic genus

Further reading

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