desmodio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Desmodium, from Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “bond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈzmɔ.djo/
• Rhymes: -ɔdjo
• Hyphenation: de‧smò‧dio

Noun

desmodio m (plural desmodi)

1. any plant of the Desmodium taxonomic genus

Further reading

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