saussurea

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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saussurea f (plural saussuree)

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

Further reading

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