nona

From Latin nōna (“ninth [hour]”). The infantile meaning "sleep" might be derived from the sense of "siesta, afternoon nap" or might be purely onomatopoeic.

(Valencia) Ononis aragonensis, a species of restharrow native to Iberia.


llegum

Inherited from Old Catalan legum, from Latin legūmen. Compare Occitan legum, Portuguese legume, Old French legun, Spanish legumbre.


eritrina

coral tree (tree of the genus Erythrina)


melilot

Melilotus officinalis
Wikispecies:Melilotus officinalis

melilot, sweet clover (any plant of the genus Melilotus, especially Melilotus officinalis or sweet yellow clover)


trèvol

→ Spanish: trébol

Inherited from Old Catalan trèvol, from Vulgar Latin *trifolum, alteration of Latin trifolium, calque of Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon, “clover”).


llentilla

Inherited from Old Catalan *lentiyla (plural attested as lentiyles), from Vulgar Latin *lenticla (compare Occitan lentilha, French lentille, Spanish lenteja), syncopated form of Latin lenticula, diminutive of lēns. Compare lentícula, a borrowed doublet.


melga

Inherited from Vulgar Latin melica, from Latin medica (“Median”).


acàcia

Learned borrowing from Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía) "a thorny Egyptian tree", from ἀκή (akḗ) "point, thorn".


mongeta

Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris#Translingual

common bean; string bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)


fesol

Inherited from Latin phaseolus, diminutive of phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos), from a pre-Greek word.


garrofa

Borrowed from Arabic خَرُّوبَة (ḵarrūba).


cigró

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cicerōnem, derived from Latin cicer.

bolete (mushroom of the genus Boletus or a closely-related genus in the family Boletaceae)


fenigrec

From Latin foenum (“hay”, variant of faenum) + graecum (“Greek”, neuter form of graecus), “Greek hay”.

der

variant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">faenum</i>


llobí

Inherited from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”).


tramús

Borrowed from Arabic تُرْمُس (turmus). Cognate with Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “lupine”), which is also ultimately derived from Sumerian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ₈ /tarmuš/).


alfals

Borrowed from Arabic الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa).

bor+

الْفَصْفَصَة


tirabec

Spanish: tirabeque

Verb-object compound, composed of tira (“to pull”) + bec (“beak”), a reference to the elongated shape of the pods.


guixó

Lathyrus cicera
Wikispecies:Lathyrus cicera

a red pea (the edible seed of a leguminous plant of species Lathyrus cicera)


favó

Vicia faba var. equina
Wikispecies:Vicia faba var. equina


regalèssia

Inherited from Late Latin liquiritia (via metathesis), from glycyrrhiza, a borrowing of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza).


lleguminosa

legume (plant in the family Fabaceae (syn. Leguminosae))


gavó

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia word *ajauga, cognate with Occitan agavon, French ajon.


userda

Borrowed from Occitan *userda, rebracketing of luserda, variant form of luserna. Cognate with French luzerne.


almegó

From melgó with the prefixation of an unetymological al- (as if from Arabic) and resulting loss of the second l by dissimilation .


cargolet

Cochliasanthus caracalla
Wikispecies:Cochliasanthus caracalla

Vigna carcalla
Wikispecies:Vigna carcalla

snailflower (Cochliasanthus caracalla, syn. Vigna carcalla)


arbre de l'amor

ca-noun

arbre de l'amor m (plural arbres de l'amor)


tragacant

Variant of tragacanta, a learned borrowing from Latin tragacantha, from Koine Greek τραγάκανθα (tragákantha, “tragacanth”). Doublet of adragant.


trepadella

[tɾə.pəˈðe.ʎə]

sainfoin (flowering plant in the genus Onobrychis)


fenc bord

narrowleaf crimson clover (Trifolium angustifolium)


tapissot

From earlier *pissaptot by metathesis, and this in turn from Mozarabic pissabt, from Latin pisum sapidum (“tasty pea”).


favull

(Balearic) Cyprus vetch (Lathyrus ochrus)


tapissot bord

ca-noun

tapissot bord m (plural tapissots bords)


banya de cabra

banya de cabra f (plural banyes de cabra)

Trigonella foenum-graecum
Trigonella foenum-graecum#Translingual

Lotus corniculatus
Lotus corniculatus#Translingual


fenigrec pelut

fenigrec pelut m (plural fenigrecs peluts)


coronil·la

From the genus name, a learned borrowing from New Latin corōnilla, diminutive of corōna (“crown”).


coroneta rosa

ca-noun

coroneta rosa f (plural coronetes roses)


desferracavalls

Verb-object compound, composed of desferra (“to unshoe”) + cavalls (“horses”).


violeta de penyal

ca-noun

violeta de penyal f (plural violetes de penyal)

Hippocrepis balearica, a species of horseshoe vetch endemic to the Balearic Islands


violeta roquera

violeta roquera f (plural violetes roqueres)


garrofer bord

garrofer bord m (plural garrofers bords)


acàcia borda

From acàcia (“acacia”) + borda, feminine of bord (“false”).


acàcia de tres punxes

acàcia de tres punxes f (plural acàcies de tres punxes)

From acàcia (“acacia”) + de (“of”) + tres (“tree”) + punxes (“points, thorns”), a calque of its descriptive epithet triacanthos.


astràgal

Learned borrowing from Latin astragalus.


espantallops

Verb-object compound, composed of espanta (“to scare”) + llops (“wolves”). According to a popular belief, the rattling of the seed pods in the wind frightens wolves.

ca-verb-obj

Colutea arborescens
Colutea arborescens#Translingual


aromer

Vachellia farnesiana
Vachellia farnesiana#Translingual


canyafístula

From canya (“stem, stalk”) + fístula (“tube”).

com

Cassia fistula
Cassia fistula#Translingual


aromer hòrrid

ca-noun

aromer hòrrid m (plural aromers hòrrids)


aromer blanc

Leucaena leucocephala
Leucaena leucocephala#Translingual


eixorba-rates negre

eixorba-rates negre m (plural eixorba-rates negres)

[əˌʃɔr.bəˈra.təz ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[əˌʃɔr.bəˈra.təz ˈnə.ɣɾə]

Verb-object compound, composed of eixorba (“to blind”) + rates (“rats”), along with negre (“black”).

ca-verb-obj

Balearic milkvetch (Astragalus balearicus)


gatovell

From gatova + -ell, from gatosa (“gorse”).


coixinet de monja

ca-noun

coixinet de monja m (plural coixinets de monja)


coixí de monja

coixí de monja m (plural coixins de monja)

Erinacea anthyllis, a species of legume similar to gorse and autochthonous to the Catalan Countries


argelaga

Probably from a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia word reconstructed by Coromines as *aielaga.


trèvol pudent

trèvol pudent m (plural trèvols pudents)


argelaga negra

argelaga negra f (plural argelagues negres)

[ər.ʒəˈla.ɣə ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]

[ər.ʒəˈla.ɣə ˈnə.ɣɾə]


gatosa europea

gatosa europea f (plural gatoses europees)

Ulex europaeus
Ulex europaeus#Translingual


bàlec

From Gaulish *balatno-, metathesised form of Proto-Celtic *banatlo-. Cognate with Spanish bálago.

Pyrenean broom (Cytisus oromediterraneus)


ginesta

Spartium junceum
Spartium junceum#Translingual


gódua

Possibly from a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia or borrowing from Punic.


gódua catalana

gódua catalana f (plural gódues catalanes)


ginestola de les Canàries

ginestola de les Canàries f (plural ginestoles de les Canàries)


melgó litoral

melgó litoral m (plural melgons litorals)


regalèssia de muntanya

regalèssia de muntanya f (plural regalèssies de muntanya)


fragassa

strawberry clover (Trifolium fragiferum)


trèvol maduixer

trèvol maduixer m (plural trèvols maduixers)


arbre de coral

arbre de coral m (plural arbres de coral)

A coral tree, particularly the cockspur coral tree.