lantana

See also: Lantana, lantānā, and lantāna

English

Etymology

From translingual Lantana (genus name), from (northern dialect) Italian lantana (“the wayfaring-tree, Viburnum lantana”).

Noun

lantana (plural lantanas)

  1. 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.

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References

Italian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

lantana f (plural lantane)

  1. wayfaring-tree, hoarwithy (plant of species Viburnum lantana)
    Synonym: matallo

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lanˈtanaʔ/ [lɐn̪ˈt̪aː.n̪ɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -anaʔ
  • Syllabification: lan‧ta‧na

Noun

lantanà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ)

  1. common lantana (Lantana camara)
    Synonyms: kantutay, alagaw-pusa, koronitas, singko-negritos

Further reading

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