"stella" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstɛl.ə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stella.wav Forms: stellae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlə Etymology: Borrowed from Latin stēlla (“a star”). Doublet of estoile, étoile, and stelo; related to aster and star. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eHs-}}, {{bor|en|la|stēlla||a star}} Latin stēlla (“a star”), {{doublet|en|estoile|étoile|stelo}} Doublet of estoile, étoile, and stelo Head templates: {{en-noun|stellae}} stella (plural stellae)
  1. (botany) A star-shaped structure.
    Sense id: en-stella-en-noun-1Emh8niM Categories (other): Botany Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (US, numismatics) Alternative letter-case form of Stella. Tags: US, alt-of Alternative form of: Stella
    Sense id: en-stella-en-noun-7A~01vWB Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Coins, Historical currencies, History of the United States Disambiguation of American English: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Coins: 31 69 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 28 72 Disambiguation of History of the United States: 11 89 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stellar, stellate, stelliform, stellify Related terms: constellate, constellation, constellatory, Estella, Estelle, Estrella, Stella, stellion

Inflected forms

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