welwitschia

See also: Welwitschia

English

A person next to a welwitschia in the Namib desert.

Etymology

From the genus name Welwitschia, after Austrian explorer and botanist Friedrich Welwitsch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛlˈwɪt͡ʃɪə/

Noun

welwitschia (plural welwitschias)

1. Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa.

Derived terms

• welwitschia bug

 

Translations

Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa

• Macedonian: велви́чија f (velvíčija)
• Portuguese: welwitschia f

Portuguese

Noun

welwitschia f (plural welwitschias)

1. welwitschia (Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa)