escarola

Borrowed from Italian scarola, from Late Latin ēscāriola.


endívia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin endivia, from Late Latin intibus. Probably ultimately from a Semitic source.


estragó

Borrowed from French estragon, from Medieval Latin tragonia, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion).

der

Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn)


bardana

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bardana, of unknown ultimate origin.


estrany

ca-adj

estrany (feminine estranya, masculine plural estranys, feminine plural estranyes)

estranya (feminine)
estranys (masculine plural)
estranyes (feminine plural)

Inherited from Latin extrāneus. Cognates include Spanish extraño, Portuguese estranho, French étrange, Romanian străin and Italian strano.

alien (not part of a particular family, clan, nation, or other social group)


estrany

ca-noun

estrany m (plural estranys, feminine estranya)


carlina

Alteration of cardina, from Vulgar Latin *carduīna, from carduus.


gira-sol

[ˌʒi.ɾəˈsɔl]

Verb-object compound, composed of gira (“to turn”) + sol (“sun”).


orval

From Latin aurum valet (literally “it is worth gold”), folk etymology for Latin auris galli (“cock's ear”), from auris (“ear”) and galli, genitive of gallus (“cock”). Compare French orvale (“clary sage”).


barbeta

goat's-beard (a plant of the genus Tragopogon)


margarida

[mər.ɡəˈɾi.ðə]


enciam

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *incīsāmen, collective of incīsum, from incīdō (“to cut into”).


lletuga

Inherited from Latin lactūca. (Compare Occitan lachuga, French laitue, Spanish lechuga, Italian lattuga, Portuguese leituga, Romanian lăptucă).


bolig

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βολίδιον (bolídion), diminutive of βόλος (bólos).


vídua

Borrowed from Latin vidua. Cf. also the form viuda.


crisantem

Borrowed from Koine Greek χρυσάνθεμον (khrusánthemon), from χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) and ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).


barba de cabra

ca-noun

barba de cabra f (plural barbes de cabra)

goat's-beard, common salsify (a plant of the genus Tragopogon)


abròtan

Learned borrowing from Latin abrotonum. Doublet of broida, an inherited form.


broida

Inherited from Latin abrotonum. Compare Occitan broina.


margalida

(Balearic) Alternative form of margarida


pinzell

→ Portuguese: pincel

→ Spanish: pincel

Inherited from Latin pēnicillum (“paintbrush”).

inh+

(botany) Staehelina dubia, a flowering plant native to the western Mediterranean


camamilla

Inherited from Latin chamaemēlon, from Ancient Greek χᾰμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon).


altimira

From Latin artemisia, influenced by Altimira.


escurçonera

→ Italian: scorzonera


donzell

Probably from Latin carduncellus, diminutive of carduus.

Artemisia absinthium
Artemisia absinthium#Translingual

grande wormwood, absinthe (Artemisia absinthium)


espitllera

Inherited from Latin specularia, neuter plural of specularis (“like a mirror”).


sempreviva

From sempre (“always”) + viva (“alive”).

everlasting (any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Helichrysum)


xicoia

a species of dandelion, Taraxacum dissectum


xicoira

Inherited from Latin cichoria, plural of cichorium, a borrowing of Ancient Greek κιχόριον (kikhórion). The initial x is most like due to the influence of Mozarabic. Compare Spanish chicoria.


lletsó d'ase

Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale#Translingual


pixallits

Verb-object compound, composed of pixa (“to piss”) + llits (“beds”). From the diuretic properties of the root. Compare French pissenlit, English pissabed.


lletsó

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lactitiōne, alteration of *lacticīnus from lac, lactis (“milk”). Compare lacticīnium (“milk product”). Feeding these plants to livestock was once thought to promote lactation.


margarida de prat

ca-noun

margarida de prat f (plural margarides de prat)


equinàcia

blacksamson echinacea or narrow-leaved purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia)


repalassa

From lleparassa via metathesis, and this in turn from llapassa, from Vulgar Latin *lappācea, from lappāceus, from lappa (“burdock”).


llapassa

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lappācea, from lappāceus, from lappa (“burdock”).


safranó

Carthamus tinctorius
Carthamus tinctorius#Translingual


calabruix

[kə.ləˈβɾuʃ]

Perhaps pre-Roman Celtic, compare calamarsa.


cagatripa

Modification by folk etymology of Medieval Latin calcitrapa or calcatrippa (“caltrop”). Equivalent to verb-object compound, composed of caga (“to shit”) + tripa (“seeds”).

ca-verb-obj

(dialectal) red starthistle (Centaurea calcitrapa)


obriülls

[ˌɔ.βɾiˈuʎs]

Calque of Latin aperī oculōs (“open the eyes”), from aperiō (“to open”) and oculus (“eye”), a warning cry shouted when entering an area strewn with caltrops.

calque

Tribulus terrestris
Tribulus terrestris#Translingual

(in the plural) puncture vine or caltrop (Tribulus terrestris)


cosconilla

Uncertain. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *cusculicula, diminutive of Latin cusculium (“berry of the holm oak”).


boixac

Calendula officinalis
Calendula officinalis#Translingual


esternudera

From esternudar + -era. The herb was formerly used as a substitute for snuff.

Arnica montana
Arnica montana#Translingual


herba plana

cat's ear (any of various flowering plants in the genus Hypochaeris)


herba de Sant Jaume

ca-noun

herba de Sant Jaume f (plural herbes de Sant Jaume)


pota de cavall

pota de cavall f (plural potes de cavall)

Tussilago farfara
Tussilago farfara#Translingual


cinerària

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form..

nonlemma

Jacobaea maritima
Wikispecies:Jacobaea maritima


xenixell

From earlier senixó, from Latin seneciō.

Senecio vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris#Translingual


blanquiella

golden starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis)


espina-xoca

a cocklebur, especially spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum)


gratabous

[ˌɡɾa.təˈβɔws]

Verb-object compound, composed of grata (“to scratch”) + bous (“oxen”).


mamelleta de monja

ca-noun

mamelleta de monja f (plural mamelletes de monja)

(in the plural) scaly hawkbit (Hedypnois rhagadioloides)


camamilla groga

camamilla groga f (plural camamilles grogues)

[kə.məˈmi.ʎə ˈɣɾɔ.ɣə]

From camamilla (“camomile”) + groga, feminine of groc (“yellow”).


espernallac

Perhaps from earlier *esprenalla, dissimilated form of Vulgar Latin *splenalia, from Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”).

lavender cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus)


pinya de Sant Joan

pinya de Sant Joan f (plural pinyes de Sant Joan)

Literally, “Saint John's pinecone”. The flowers resemble pinecones and appear in late June or early July, coinciding with the feast of St John the Baptist.

Rhaponticum coniferum, an evergreen flowering plant


cerverina

From Latin cervarius, due to a supposed resemblance between the leaves of the plant and a stag's antlers.

Catananche caerulea
Wikispecies:Catananche caerulea


amargot

smooth gold fleece (Urospermum dalechampii)


cuixabarba

Scorzonera laciniata
Wikispecies:Scorzonera laciniata


apagallums

Verb-object compound, composed of apaga (“to snuff, to extinguish”) + llums (“lights”).


miloca

Aegolius funereus
Aegolius funereus#Translingual


orella de rata

ca-noun

orella de rata f (plural orelles de rata)

[uˈɾɛ.ʎə ðə ˈra.tə]

[oˈɾə.ʎə ðə ˈra.tə]

mouse-ear hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum)


capferrat

Montpelier thistle (Cirsium monspessulanum)


card marià

Silybum marianum
Silybum marianum#Translingual


cap d'ase

From cap (“head”) + de (“of”) + ase (“ass”).

(in the plural) woolly thistle (Cirsium eriophorum)


tanarida

From earlier Old Catalan tanasida, from Vulgar Latin tanacetum, perhaps from tenax (“tenacious”).


repalassa petita

repalassa petita f (plural repalasses petites)


llapassa borda

llapassa borda f (plural llapasses bordes)


oriola

Inherited from Latin aureola. Doublet of aurèola, a learned borrowing.

Maltese starthistle (Centaurea melitensis)


gatell

grey willow, rusty sallow (Salix atrocinerea)


milfulles

From mil (“thousand”) + fulles (“leaves”), a calque of Latin millefolium.


canabassa

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cannabācea, feminine of *cannabāceus (“hempen”), from cannabis.

Eupatorium cannabinum
Eupatorium cannabinum#Translingual


gatovell

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


tagarnina

Scolymus hispanicus
Scolymus hispanicus#Translingual

common golden thistle (Scolymus hispanicus)


ullastre de frare

ullastre de frare m (plural ullastres de frare)

Phagnalon saxatile, a species of phagnalon native to the Mediterranean basin


herbacol

From herba + col or perhaps from Latin *herba coaguli (“rennet plant”).

the flowerbuds of the cardoon used as a coagulant


herba de Sant Roc

herba de Sant Roc f (plural herbes de Sant Roc)

Literally, “herb of Saint Roch”, from its historical use against plague-related maladies such as dysentery.


herba disentèrica

herba disentèrica f (plural herbes disentèriques)


herba escombrera

herba escombrera f (plural herbes escombreres)


llobacarda

Perhaps from Medieval Latin lupi cardua (literally “wolf's thistle”).


bufassa

Onopordum acanthium
Onopordum acanthium#Translingual


pasqüeta

Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis#Translingual


herba de les mamelles

ca-noun

herba de les mamelles f (plural herbes de les mamelles)

Cognate with English nipplewort and French herbe aux mamelles.


salsifí de prat

salsifí de prat m (plural salsifís de prat)

Calque of translingual Tragopogon pratensis.


camamilla americana

ca-noun

camamilla americana f (plural camamilles americanes)

Tagetes minuta
Wikispecies:Tagetes minuta


camamilla de muntanya

camamilla de muntanya f (plural camamilles de muntanya)


barballa

cutleaf vipergrass (Scorzonera laciniata)


barba cabruna

barba cabruna f (plural barbes cabrunes)

Alternative form of barba de cabra (“Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon”)


escurçonera nana

escurçonera nana f (plural escurçoneres nanes)


herba escurçonera

herba escurçonera f (plural herbes escurçoneres)

Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimonia eupatoria#Translingual

Dracunculus vulgaris
Dracunculus vulgaris#Translingual


card formatger

card formatger m (plural cards formatgers)


herba de l'ala

herba de l'ala f (plural herbes de l'ala)


pelitre

→ Spanish: pelitre


cardigassa

From cardiga (“cotton thistle”) + -assa (augmentative suffix).


cardassa

cotton thistle (thistle of the genus Onopordum)


carlina cardiguera

ca-noun

carlina cardiguera f (plural carlines cardigueres)

stemless carline thistle (Carlina acaulis)