formosa-de-um-dia

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /foʁˈmɔ.zɐ d͡ʒi ũ ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/ [foɦˈmɔ.zɐ d͡ʒi ũ ˈd͡ʒi.ɐ]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾˈmɔ.zɐ d‿ũ ˈdi.ɐ/ [fuɾˈmɔ.zɐ ð‿ũ ˈdi.ɐ]

Noun

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formosa-de-um-dia f (plural formosas-de-um-dia)

  1. (botany) Herbaceous perennial plant (Hemerocallis fulva) from the liliaceae family, native to Asia, with lance-shaped leaves and orange-red flowers that last just one day each.

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