robinia

See also: Robinia and robinią

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

robinia (plural robinias)

1. (botany) Any member of the genus Robinia.
   • 2001, Alan Tate, “Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris”, in Great City Parks, London, New York, N.Y.: Spon Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 54, columns 1–2:

     The remarkable feature of the woody planting at Buttes-Chaumont is the ‘profuse use’ of silver-leafed cedars, yellow-leafed robinias and copper-leafed beech trees.

Anagrams

• Nairobi

Dutch

Etymology

From translingual Robinia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

robinia m (plural robinia's, diminutive robiniaatje n)

1. any plant of the genus Robinia
2. (particularly) the black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia)

   Synonyms: valse acacia, acacia

Further reading

• robinia on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Italian

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

robinia f (plural robinie)

1. (botany) Any member of the genus Robinia (falsa acacia)

Polish

robinia

Etymology

Named after French botanist Jean Robin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔˈbiɲ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -iɲja
• Syllabification: ro‧bin‧ia

Noun

robinia f

1. robinia (any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Robinia in the pea family)

   Synonym: grochodrzew

Declension

Declension of robinia

	singular	plural
nominative	robinia	robinie
genitive	robinii	robinii/robinij (archaic)
dative	robinii	robiniom
accusative	robinię	robinie
instrumental	robinią	robiniami
locative	robinii	robiniach
vocative	robinio	robinie

Derived terms

noun

• robinia akacjowa

 

Further reading

• robinia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• robinia in Polish dictionaries at PWN