"freesia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹi.ʒə/ Forms: freesias [plural]
Rhymes: -iːʒə Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} freesia (plural freesias)
  1. Any flowering plant of the genus Freesia, native to South Africa. Translations (plant): фрезия (frezija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 小蒼蘭 /小苍兰 (xiǎocānglán) (Chinese Mandarin), 香雪蘭 /香雪兰 (xiāngxuělán) (Chinese Mandarin), 鳶尾 /鸢尾 (yuānwěi) (Chinese Mandarin), frézie [feminine] (Czech), freesia (French), fresia [feminine] (Galician), φρέζια (frézia) [feminine] (Greek), פרזיה (Hebrew), fríse [feminine] (Irish), fresia [feminine] (Italian), フリージア (furījia) (Japanese), 프리지어 (peurijieo) (Korean), pirīhīa (Māori), frezja (Polish), frésia [feminine] (Portuguese), frezie [feminine] (Romanian), фре́зия (frézija) [feminine] (Russian), фрее́зия (frejézija) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "roman": "frezija",
          "sense": "plant",
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            "feminine"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "xiǎocānglán",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "小蒼蘭 /小苍兰"
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          "code": "cmn",
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            "feminine"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
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          "sense": "plant",
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "fresia"
        },
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            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "he",
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          "lang_code": "he",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "פרזיה"
        },
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "fríse"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
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          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "plant",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "fresia"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
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          "sense": "plant",
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        },
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
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          "roman": "peurijieo",
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Māori",
          "lang_code": "mi",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "pirīhīa"
        },
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          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "plant",
          "word": "frezja"
        },
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          "sense": "plant",
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "frésia"
        },
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          "lang_code": "ro",
          "sense": "plant",
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "frezie"
        },
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          ],
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        }
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-iːʒə"
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      "sense": "plant",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "word": "fresia"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "frézia",
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        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "פרזיה"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "plant",
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    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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        "feminine"
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    },
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "furījia",
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      "word": "フリージア"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "peurijieo",
      "sense": "plant",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "plant",
      "word": "pirīhīa"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "plant",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "roman": "frézija",
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        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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