saussurea

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from translingual Saussurea, named after Swiss taxonomist and entomologist Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure (1740-1799).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sosˈsu.re.a/
  • Rhymes: -urea
  • Hyphenation: saus‧sù‧rea

Noun[edit]

saussurea f (plural saussuree)

  1. (botany) any member of the Saussurea taxonomic genus
  2. (uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Saussurea

Further reading[edit]

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