coronilla

See also: Coronilla

English

Coronilla minima

Etymology

Fom New Latin coronilla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkɔɹəˈnɪlə/
Rhymes: -ɪlə

Noun

coronilla (plural coronillas)

(botany) Any of the genus Coronilla of plants related to the clover, having their flowers arranged in little heads or tufts resembling coronets.
The lyreleaf greeneyes

Anagrams

oroclinal

Latin

Etymology

From Spanish coronilla. Coined by Tournefort.[1]

Noun

coronilla f (genitive coronillae); first declension

(botany) coronilla (Coronilla)

Descendants

English: coronilla
French: coronille
Translingual: Coronilla

References

1694, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, Éléments de botanique ou méthode pour connaître les plantes, t. 1, p. 510.

Spanish

Noun

coronilla f (plural coronillas)

crown (of the head)
(botany) coronilla (Coronilla)

Derived terms

andar de coronilla
bailar de coronilla
coronilla de rey
dar de coronilla
estar hasta la coronilla

Descendants

Latin: coronilla

Further reading

“coronilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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