escalesia

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from translingual Scalesia, from English Scales (an error for the surname of William Alexander Stables) + Latin -ia.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /eskaˈlesja/ [es.kaˈle.sja]
Rhymes: -esja
Syllabification: es‧ca‧le‧sia

Noun edit

escalesia f (plural escalesias)

a type of tree found in the Galápagos, in the genus Scalesia
Synonym: lechoso

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