zantedeschia

See also: Zantedeschia

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌzæntɪˈdɛski.ə/

Noun

zantedeschia (plural zantedeschias)

1. Any of the genus Zantedeschia of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Zantedeschia, from the name of Italian botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/d͡zan.teˈdɛ.skja/
• Rhymes: -ɛskja
• Hyphenation: zan‧te‧dè‧schia

Noun

zantedeschia f (plural zantedeschie)

1. any plant of the Zantedeschia taxonomic genus
2. (botany, uncountable, usually capitalized as Zantedeschia) the Zantedeschia taxonomic genus

Further reading

• zantedeschia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana