lantana
English edit
Etymology edit
translingual Lantana (genus name), from (northern dialect) Italian lantana (“the wayfaring-tree, Viburnum lantana”).
Noun edit
lantana (plural lantanas)
- Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
- 2009 August 13, Anne Raver, “A Tapestry of Color, Unfolding All Year”, in New York Times[1]:
- The batwings, full of tulips in May, are now abloom with cosmos, angelonia and lantana.
References edit
- Lantana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lantana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Lantana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- “lantana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unknown.
Noun edit
lantana f (plural lantane)
- wayfaring-tree, hoarwithy (plant of species Viburnum lantana)
- Synonym: matallo
Further reading edit
- lantana in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lantanà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ)
- common lantana (Lantana camara)
- Synonyms: kantutay, alagaw-pusa, koronitas, singko-negritos
Further reading edit
- “lantana” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[2], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “lantana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018