"Cuscuta" meaning in All languages combined

See Cuscuta on Wiktionary

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: From Medieval Latin cuscūte, cuscūthe, cuscūta, cuscūtha, from Arabic كُشُوث (kušūṯ), from Aramaic כְּשׁוּתָא / ܟܫܽܘܬܳܐ (kəšūṯā), probably from כַּשָׁא / ܟܰܫܳܐ (kašā, “to pile up”) because of the jumbled fashion in which this parasitic plant climbs trees, else from Akkadian 𒃢 (SILA₄, “kasû”), a plant with many small seeds used for spice, fumigation and medicine, just like Cuscuta species. Doublet of Cassytha. Etymology templates: {{der|mul|ML.|cuscūte}} Medieval Latin cuscūte, {{der|mul|ar|كُشُوث}} Arabic كُشُوث (kušūṯ), {{der|mul|arc|כְּשׁוּתָא}} Aramaic כְּשׁוּתָא, {{der|mul|akk|𒃢|t=kasû|tr=SILA₄}} Akkadian 𒃢 (SILA₄, “kasû”), {{doublet|mul|Cassytha}} Doublet of Cassytha Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Cuscuta|nogendercat=1}} Cuscuta f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Convolvulaceae – dodders. Tags: feminine Hyponyms (genus): Cuscuta europaea (english: type species), Cuscuta epithymum selected other species (english: lesser dodder), for other species see Cuscuta at The Plant List
    Sense id: en-Cuscuta-mul-name-OyoDYP2e Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus) Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Plantae (english: kingdom), Viridiplantae (english: subkingdom), Streptophyta (english: infrakingdom), Embryophyta (english: superphylum), Tracheophyta (english: phylum), Spermatophytina (english: subphylum), angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I (english: clades), Solanales (english: order), Convolvulaceae (english: family), Cuscuteae (english: tribe)
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