acicula

Learned borrowing from Late Latin acicula (“hairpin”), diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”).

lbor

Scandix pecten-veneris
Scandix pecten-veneris#Translingual

shepherd's needle (Scandix pecten-veneris)


acacia

Borrowed from Latin acācia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía, “shittah tree”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”). Doublet of gaggia.

der

acacia (shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae), particularly:


henna

Lawsonia inermis
Lawsonia inermis#Translingual


mate

Borrowed from Spanish mate, from Quechua mati (“gourd”).

Ilex paraguariensis
Ilex paraguariensis#Translingual


mango

Borrowed from English mango, from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy) from மா (mā, “mango species”) + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit”).

Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy)


limone

it-noun

limone m (plural limoni, diminutive limoncìno or limoncèllo)

limoni (plural)
limoncìno (diminutive)
limoncèllo (diminutive)


pera

From Vulgar Latin *pira, from the plural of Latin pirum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular.

farsi una pera


pezzo

With a gender shift, from Latin picea, derived from pix (“pitch, tar”).

(archaic, northern Italy) Synonym of abete rosso (“Norway spruce”)


azalea

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”).


nocciolo

Probably derived from Latin nucleus (perhaps the variant form nuculeus), from nux (“nut”), or from the diminutive nucleolus; alternatively from nuceu(m), nuceus (“of nuts”), with influence from nocciola. Compare Sicilian nòzzulu.

uxi

il nòcciolo di un'albicocca ― an apricot kernel


lima

Borrowed from Arabic لِيمَة (līma), from Persian لیمو (līmū).


sanguine

Borrowed from Latin sanguinem (“blood”), in reference to the red colour/color of the stems.


verbena

Borrowed from Latin verbēna. Compare the doublet vermena.


arancio

From arancia (“orange (fruit”), from arancio (“orange (tree)”).


arancio

→ Sardinian: aràngiu

Borrowed from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “elephant taste”).


zagara

Derived, through Sicilian zàgara, from Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower, blossom”), from the same root as زَهَرَ (zahara, “to shine, to sparkle white”). Cognate to Spanish azahar and Galician azar.

der

an orange blossom or, rarely, any citrus tree blossom


primula

it-noun

primula f (plural primule, diminutive primulétta)

primule (plural)
primulétta (diminutive)


abete

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *abētem, from Classical Latin abietem.

e come abete in alto si digrada
di ramo in ramo, così quello in giuso,
cred’ io, perché persona sù non vada.

1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XXII”, in Purgatorio [Purgatory], lines 133–135; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

And even as a fir-tree tapers upward from bough to bough, so downwardly did that; I think in order that no one might climb it.

fir, fir tree, particularly the silver fir (Abies alba)


basilico

From Latin basilicum, from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón), nominalized neuter form of the adjective βασιλικός (basilikós, “royal, kingly”), derived from βασιλεύς (basileús, “master; king”).

Ocimum basilicum
Ocimum basilicum#Translingual


baobab

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).

bor+

أَبُو حِبَاب


acero

From Late Latin acerus, variant of Latin acer (“maple”).


rambutan

Nephelium lappaceum
Nephelium lappaceum#Translingual


polio

From [Teucrium] polium, from Late Latin polium, polion, from Ancient Greek πόλιον (pólion), from πολιός (poliós, “white, grey”).

the plant Teucrium polium (felty germander)


cornetto

From corno (“horn”, from Latin cornū) + -etto (diminutive suffix).

suffix

from Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">cornū</i>


galio

Borrowed from translingual Galium, from Ancient Greek γάλιον (gálion).


origano

From Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon).

(by extension) any plant of the genus Origanum

oregano, specifically:
any plant of the genus Origanum


ruta

From Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή (rhutḗ).


ciliegio

From the Tuscan ciriegio, from Late Latin ceresus, from Latin cerasus.


pino

From Latin pīnus, ultimately from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *poi- (“sap, juice”).

der

pino dai coni setolosi delle montagne Rocciose

pino di Eldar

tree of the subspecies Pinus brutia eldarica

pine, pine tree (tree of the genus Pinus)


carota

From Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek κᾰρωτόν (kărōtón).


maro

From Latin marum, from Ancient Greek μᾶρον (mâron).


sapodilla

Borrowed from English sapodilla. Doublet of sapotiglia.

Manilkara zapota
Manilkara zapota#Translingual


glicine

From translingual Glycine, derived from Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”).


cerro

Quercus cerris
Quercus cerris#Translingual


lenticchia

From Vulgar Latin *lenticla, syncopated form of Latin lenticula, diminutive of lēns.


pomelo

Citrus maxima
Citrus maxima#Translingual


carvi

From Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā), from Ancient Greek καρώ (karṓ).


feno

Venetian Slang, contraction of fenocio (finocchio)


fagiolo

it-noun

fagiolo m (plural fagioli, diminutive fagiolétto or fagiolìno, augmentative fagiolóne, pejorative fagiolàccio)

fagioli (plural)
fagiolétto (diminutive)
fagiolìno (diminutive)
fagiolóne (augmentative)
fagiolàccio (pejorative)

→ Serbo-Croatian: fažola

→ Slavomolisano: fažo

From Latin phaseolus, probably from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos) or from Ancient Greek φασούλια (phasoúlia), φασολιά (fasoliá) or related to either. Unrelated to fava.


fagiolino

(usually in the plural) green bean (immature pod of beans eaten as a vegetable)


menta piperita

menta piperita f (plural mente piperite)


cumino

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: кумин, комин, кимин, кмин

Latin script: kumin, komin, kimin, kmin

→ Slovene: kumin, kumina, kmin, tmin

From Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon).


pisello

desc

→ Arabic: بَازِلَّاء (bāzillāʔ)

→ Arabic: بَازِلَّاء (bāzillāʔ)

→ Greek: μπιζέλι (bizéli) (via the plural)

→ Turkish: bezelye

From Vulgar Latin *pisellum, diminutive of Latin pisum, from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson).


finocchio

→ Albanian: finok

→ English: finocchio

→ Greek: φινόκιο (finókio)

From Late Latin fēnuculum (contracted to a later Vulgar Latin form *fenuclum), from a diminutive of Latin fēnum. The slang sense is of Tuscan origin and probably derives from the archaic meaning “worthless person”, although many different folk etymologies exist.


melo

From Vulgar Latin melus, from Latin mālus.


prezzemolo

A syncope of earlier pretosemolo, with metathesis from petrosemolo, from a cross of Latin petroselīnum and sēmen (thus "stone seed") as in Sardinian perdusèmene. The Latin word borrowed from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone”) + σέλῑνον (sélīnon, “celery”).

der

πετροσέλῑνον


cece

From Latin cicer, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱiḱer- (“pea”).


mandarancio

From mandarino (“mandarin”) + arancio (“orange (tree)”).


melograno

From melogranato, from Vulgar Latin *melum granatum, from Latin mālogrānātum or mālagrānātum.


nespolo

Inherited from Latin mespilum, which borrowed it from Ancient Greek μέσπιλον (méspilon). For the unexpected /o/ in the second syllable of nespolo, compare -evole.


pastinaca

From Latin pastinaca (“parsnip, carrot”), from pastinum (“two-pronged fork”); related to pastināre (“to dig up the ground”).


mandarino

mandarin (bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire)


ciclamino

Borrowed from Latin cyclamīnos, from Ancient Greek κυκλάμινος (kukláminos).

color between pink and purple, typical of this flower


fava

From Latin faba, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ- (“bean”).


taccola

Pisum sativum
Pisum sativum#Translingual


sorbo

Sorbus domestica
Sorbus domestica#Translingual


sorba

From Vulgar Latin *sorbea, *sorba, from Latin sorbus (“tree of the genus Sorbus: service tree, rowan, etc.”). Related to sorbo.


mirto

From Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos).


digitale

Borrowed from Latin digitālis. Doublet of ditale, which was inherited.


ibisco

From Latin Latin ibiscum, from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος (ibískos).


gelsomino

Etymology tree
Middle Persian yʾsmn'
Classical Persian یَاسَمِین (yāsamīn)bor.
Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn)bor.
Italian gelsoinflu.
Italian gelsomino
Borrowed from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn), influenced by gelso (“mulberry tree”).

bor+

jasmine, jessamine (plants and the perfume obtained from them)


camelia

From New Latin, named after Moravian botanist Joseph Kamel (‘Camellus’) (1661–1706). The Czech surname Kamel is a variant of Kamil.


olivo

From oliva or from Vulgar Latin olīvus, from Latin olīva, olīvum.


rododendro

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”).


ginepro

From Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus.

Juniperus communis
Juniperus communis#Translingual


edera

From Latin hedera, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to seize, grasp, take”).


ghianda

From Latin glāns, glāndem, with change in declension, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- (“acorn”). Compare French gland, Romanian ghindă.


aneto

From Latin anethum, from Ancient Greek ἄνηθον (ánēthon).


faggio

From a nominalization of the Latin fāgeus, from fāgus, from Proto-Italic *fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech tree”).


betulla

Borrowed from Latin betulla, diminutive of Gaulish *betua, from Proto-Celtic *betwiyos, *betuyā (“birch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-.
Compare Portuguese bétula, Spanish abedul, Catalan bedoll, French bouleau.


agrume

→ French: agrume

→ Serbo-Croatian: agrumi

→ Slovene: agrumi

From Vulgar Latin or Medieval Latin ācrūmen (“something sour or bitter”), ultimately from Latin ācer (“sharp, sour, bitter”). Cognate to Old French aigrun (“sour fruit”).


longan

Borrowed from Chinese 龍眼／龙眼 (lung4 ngaan5, literally, “dragon's eye”).


mochi

Vicia ervilia
Vicia ervilia#Translingual


maggiociondolo

it-noun

maggiociondolo m (plural maggiociondoli)

From maggio (“May”) + ciondolare (“to hang”), referring to the plant's flowers hanging in clusters in May.

Laburnum anagyroides
Laburnum anagyroides#Translingual

(uncountable, countable) common laburnum (Laburnum anagyroides)


fiore d'arancio

fiore d'arancio m (plural fiori d'arancio)


sabina

Borrowed from Latin sabīna respectively its taxonomical occurrence.


mandorlo

From Vulgar Latin *amandulus, from Latin amygdalus, from Ancient Greek ἀμύγδαλος (amúgdalos), ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē).


cannella

→ Greek: κανελής (kanelís)

(Tuscany) faucet, household water tap, spigot


granato

it-adj

granato (feminine granata, masculine plural granati, feminine plural granate)

granata (feminine)
granati (masculine plural)
granate (feminine plural)


lauro

Borrowed from Latin laurus. Doublet of the inherited alloro.


pesco

From Vulgar Latin *pessicus, from Latin persicus. Doublet of persico.


frassino

From Latin fraxinus, from *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos, adjective of Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos (“birch”).

Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior#Translingual

common ash, European ash, ash (tree, Fraxinus excelsior)


sughero

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sūberus, from Latin sūberem.


quercia

From Latin quercea, nominalized feminine form of the adjective querceus (“oaken, of oak”), derived from quercus (“oak”).


rovere

From Latin rōbur (“hard oak”, “hardness”), from ruber (“red”) (for its reddish hardwood), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós, from the root *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).

Quercus petraea
Quercus petraea#Translingual

sessile oak, durmast oak (Quercus petraea)


gombo

Ultimately from Kimbundu kingombo (“okra”).

Abelmoschus esculentus
Abelmoschus esculentus#Translingual


finocchione

a variety of sweet fennel typical of Bologna


platano

Borrowed from Latin platanus, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος (plátanos).

plane, plane tree (tree of the genus Platanus)


anice

From Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνῑσον (ánīson), from Egyptian i-K1:n-s-t-Hn:Z2 (jnst), name of an edible plant (possibly anise).


ontano

Alnus glutinosa
Alnus glutinosa#Translingual

common alder, black alder, European alder (tree, Alnus glutinosa)


ginestra

→ Albanian: gjineshtër, gjeshtër


pineta

From Latin pīnēta. By surface analysis, pino + -eta.


altea

Borrowed from Latin althaea, from Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía, “marshmallow, Althaea officinalis”), from ἀλθαίνω (althaínō, “to heal”).

der

Althaea officinalis
Althaea officinalis#Translingual


sesamo

From Latin sīsamum, variant of sēsama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed”).


algarrobo

Borrowed from Spanish algarrobo, from algarroba, from Andalusian Arabic الْخَرُّوبَة (al-ḵarrū́ba), from Arabic الْخَرُّوب (al-ḵarrūb).

der

الْخَرُّوبَة


coto

Borrowed from Spanish coto, of Tupian origin.


coriandolo

From coriandro + -olo, with loss of the second /r/.


centonervia

From cento (“one hundred”) + nervi (“nerves”).

com

piantaggine maggiore
piantaggine maggiore#Italian

(Tuscan) Synonym of piantaggine maggiore (“greater plantain”)


carrubo

From Arabic خَرُّوب (ḵarrūb, “locust bean pod”).


gaggia

From Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía). Doublet of acacia.

Vachellia farnesiana
Vachellia farnesiana#Translingual


olivastro

→ Albanian: ullastër, ullashtër


sicomoro

From Latin sycomorus, from Ancient Greek σῡκόμορος (sūkómoros): σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) + μόρον (móron, “black mulberry”).

Ficus sycomorus
Ficus sycomorus#Translingual

sycomore fig, sycamore (Ficus sycomorus)

Acer pseudoplatanus
Acer pseudoplatanus#Translingual

sycamore maple, sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)

Platanus occidentalis
Platanus occidentalis#Translingual

sycamore, American sycamore, plane (Platanus occidentalis)


anacardio

Borrowed from Medieval Latin anacardium, from Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “on, upon”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”).

Anacardium occidentale
Anacardium occidentale#Translingual


pistacchio

→ Catalan: pistatxo

desctree

→ English: pistachio
→ Japanese: ピスタチオ (pisutachio)
→ Korean: 피스타치오 (piseutachio)
→ Malay: pistacio, pistasio
→ Thai: พิสตาชีโอ (pís-dtaa-chí-ôo)
→ Welsh: pistasio

→ Esperanto: pistako

From Latin pistacium (possibly through Latin *pistaculum), from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον (pistákion). Of Iranian origin. See also πιστάκη (pistákē).


susino

From Vulgar Latin *susīna, from Latin Sūsa.


chinotto

From a diminutive of Cina (“China”), referring to the fruit's origin.

a plant, Citrus myrtifolia, grown throughout Italy


cotogno

From Latin cotōneus, from cotōneum, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion), whence also Greek κυδώνι (kydóni) and κυδωνιά (kydoniá).


gattaia

From gatto (“cat”) + -aia. Distinct form gattara.


acanto

From Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos).

Acanthus mollis
Acanthus mollis#Translingual

(botany, architecture) acanthus (Acanthus mollis)


lentisco

Quelle, che per arte si traggono sono come il vino, l'olio, la pece, il sugo del lentisco, della logorizia, et altri simili.

1567, Ricettario fiorentino [Florentine Cookbook], page 4:

The ones [things] that are extracted are, for example, wine, oil, pitch, the juice of the mastic, of the licorice, and other similar ones.

Pistacia lentiscus
Pistacia lentiscus#Translingual


terebinto

From Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos, “terebinth tree”).


issopo

From Latin hysopum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος (hússōpos).


clementina

Borrowed from French clémentine, from Clemente.


balausta

From Latin balaustium (“flower of the wild pomegranate”), from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion).


sughera

Quercus suber
Quercus suber#Translingual


tamarindo

→ German: Tamarinde

→ Danish: tamarinde

→ Dutch: tamarinde

From Old French tamarinde, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy).

der

تَمْر هِنْدِيّ


citiso

From Latin cytisus, from Ancient Greek κύτισος (kútisos), of unknown (probably Pre-Greek) origin.


eschio

From Vulgar Latin *esclus, from Latin aesculus.

(Tuscany) Synonym of eschia
sessile oak (Quercus petraea)

Quercus robur
Quercus robur#Translingual

(Tuscany) Synonym of eschia
English oak (Quercus robur)


henné

Borrowed from French henné. Compare Italian henna.


sanguinella

From Latin sanguis (“blood”, oblique stem sanguin-) + -ella.

Cornus sanguinea
Cornus sanguinea#Translingual


albero del paradiso

it-noun

albero del paradiso m (plural alberi del paradiso)


ailanto

From New Latin Ailanthus, from Ambonese Malay ai lanto (“tree (of) heaven”).


vulneraria

Feminine form of vulnerario (“curative, vulnerary”).

kidney vetch, woundwort (Anthyllis vulneraria)


fagiolone

From fagiolo (“bean”) + -one (augmentative suffix).

af

Phaseolus coccineus
Phaseolus coccineus#Translingual

runner bean, scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)


cicerchia

From Latin cicercula, diminutive of cicer (“chickpea”).

chickling vetch (plant with edible seeds similar to peas)


finocchiaccio

From finocchio + -accio (pejorative of finocchio).


acagiù

Borrowed from French acajou, itself a borrowing from Portuguese acaju, from Old Tupi acaiu.


abelmosco

Borrowed from Spanish abelmosco, from New Latin abelmoschus, from Arabic حَبّ الْمِسْك (ḥabb al-misk, “pills of musk”).

der

حَبّ الْمِسْك


melo selvatico

it-noun

melo selvatico m (plural meli selvatici)


agnocasto

Vitex agnus-castus
Vitex agnus-castus#Translingual


alcanna

From Medieval Latin alkanna, alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ).


prugnolo

St. George's mushroom
St. George's mushroom

(mycology) St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)


acero americano

acero americano m (plural aceri americani)

box elder, boxelder maple, Manitoba maple (tree, Acer negundo)


acero saccarino

acero saccarino m (plural aceri saccarini)

Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharinum#Translingual


acero da zucchero

acero da zucchero m (plural aceri da zucchero)

Acer saccharum
Acer saccharum#Translingual


olivella

(mollusk) purple dwarf olive (Olivella biplicata)


acero campestre

acero campestre m (plural aceri campestri)

Acer campestre
Acer campestre#Translingual


acero riccio

Acer platanoides
Acer platanoides#Translingual


acero giapponese

acero giapponese m (plural aceri giapponesi)

Acer palmatum
Acer palmatum#Translingual


acero montano

sycamore maple, sycamore (tree, Acer pseudoplatanus)


acero platanoide

acero platanoide m (plural aceri platanoidi)


acero di monte

acero di monte m (plural aceri di monte)


carpinella

European hophornbeam
European hophornbeam

Ostrya carpinifolia
Ostrya carpinifolia#Translingual

European hophornbeam (tree, Ostrya carpinifolia)


carpino bianco

carpino bianco m (plural carpini bianchi)

Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus#Translingual

common hornbeam, European hornbeam (tree, Carpinus betulus)


carpino orientale

carpino orientale m (plural carpini orientali)

Oriental hornbeam (tree, Carpinus orientalis)


balsamina

See balsamo (“balsam”). Also compare New Latin Balsamina.

(botany, by extension) the genus Impatiens


albero della manna

albero della manna m (plural alberi della manna)

Fraxinus ornus
Fraxinus ornus#Translingual


frassino maggiore

frassino maggiore m (plural frassini maggiori)

Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior#Translingual

common ash, European ash (tree, Fraxinus excelsior)


frassino comune

frassino comune m (plural frassini comuni)


frassino da manna

frassino da manna m (plural frassini da manna)


frassino meridionale

frassino meridionale m (plural frassini meridionali)

Fraxinus angustifolia
Fraxinus angustifolia#Translingual

narrow-leafed ash (tree (Fraxinus angustifolia)


frassino ossifillo

frassino ossifillo m (plural frassini ossifilli)

narrow-leafed ash (tree, Fraxinus angustifolia)


frassinella

gas plant, burning bush (Dictamnus albus)


begliuomini

From begli uomini (“handsome men”, singular bell'uomo), by unknown association.

Impatiens balsamina
Impatiens balsamina#Translingual

balsam, garden balsam (plant, Impatiens balsamina)


marruca

Paliurus spina-christi
Paliurus spina-christi#Translingual

Jerusalem thorn, Christ's thorn (Paliurus spina-christi)


ontano comune

Alnus glutinosa
Alnus glutinosa#Translingual


ontano nero

black alder, European alder (tree, Alnus glutinosa)


betonica

From Latin betōnica or ve(t)tōnica, from Vettones, a people in Lusitania of possible Celtic origin, either Gaulish, Celtiberian, or Hispano-Celtic. Compare French bétoine, Spanish betónica.

Stachys officinalis
Stachys officinalis#Translingual


brugo

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin brūcus.

inh+

Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris#Translingual


cembro

From Northern Italian (compare Piemontese sémber, Lombardo zémbro), from Romansch schember, from Raetic *𐌊𐌉𐌌𐌓𐌖 (*kimru).

stone pine, umbrella pine, cembrum pine (Pinus pinea)


pino marittimo

it-noun

pino marittimo m (plural pini marittimi)

Pinus pinaster
Pinus pinaster#Translingual

maritime pine (tree of the species Pinus pinaster)


albero di Giuda

albero di Giuda m (plural alberi di Giuda)


spino di Giuda

spino di Giuda m (plural spini di Giuda)

Gleditsia triacanthos
Gleditsia triacanthos#Translingual

honey locust tree (Gleditsia triacanthos)


imperatoria

From New Latin Imperatoria, the previous genus in which this plant was assigned.


corniolo

From Latin corneolus, a diminutive of corneus, from cornus (“cornel, dogwood”). Compare also the older form cornio, from corneus.


crespino

From Vulgar Latin *ācrispīnum (literally “sharp-thorned”), calqued from Ancient Greek ὀξυάκανθα (oxuákantha).

inh

Berberis vulgaris
Berberis vulgaris#Translingual

common barberry, barberry (Berberis vulgaris)


dittamo

From Latin dictamnum, from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον (díktamnon).


lantana

Viburnum lantana
Viburnum lantana#Translingual

wayfaring-tree, hoarwithy (plant of species Viburnum lantana)


cinnamomo

→ Maltese: ċinnamonu

Borrowed from Latin cinnamōmum, from Ancient Greek κῐννᾰ́μωμον (kĭnnắmōmon).


ebbio

From Vulgar Latin *eblum, syncopated form of Latin ebulum.


farnia

Quercus robur
Quercus robur#Translingual

pedunculate oak, English oak (Quercus robur)


noce americano

it-noun

noce americano m (plural noci americani)

hickory (any of various trees of the genus Carya)


giuggiolo

From Latin zīzyphus, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon).

Ziziphus jujuba
Ziziphus jujuba#Translingual


nepitella

→ English: nepitella

a perennial herb of species Clinopodium nepeta (syn. Calamintha nepeta)


robinia

(botany) Any member of the genus Robinia (falsa acacia)


levistico

From Late Latin levisticum < Latin ligusticus.


loppio

From the older form oppio with concretion of the initial article, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *oplus < Latin opulus. Compare Sicilian loppiu.

Acer campestre
Acer campestre#Translingual


melangolo

Citrus aurantium
Citrus aurantium#Translingual

Seville orange, bitter orange (Citrus aurantium) (tree)


meliloto

sweet clover, melilot (of genus Melilotus)


mirabolano

Borrowed from Old French mirabolan, from Latin myrobalanum, from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobálanos).


mugo

From Northern Italian (compare Venetan mugo, muga, Ticinese Lombard muf), from Raetic *𐌌𐌖𐌊𐌖 (*muku, *mugu).


nocepesco

From noce (“walnut tree”) + pesco (“peach tree”).


ononide

From Latin onōnis, from Ancient Greek ὀνωνίς (onōnís).


santoreggia

Satureja hortensis
Satureja hortensis#Translingual

(particularly) summer savory (Satureja hortensis)


terminalia

Borrowed from translingual Terminalia, from Late Latin terminālis.

any plant in the Terminalia taxonomic genus


scotano

From Latin cotinus, from Ancient Greek κότινος (kótinos).

Cotinus coggygria
Cotinus coggygria#Translingual


sommacco

From Arabic سُمَّاق (summāq), perhaps through Old Spanish, though the retained gemination -mm- suggests direct borrowing (e.g. in Sicily).


verdello

From verde (“green”) + -ello (diminutive suffix).

affix

(viticulture) Verdello (Italian wine grape variety)


visciolo

From visciola (“sour cherry, morello cherry”).

sour cherry tree, morello cherry tree (Prunus cerasus var. austera)


visciola

Borrowed from Frankish or Lombardic wīhsila, from Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs- (“mistletoe”). Compare German Weichsel.

Prunus cerasus var. austera
Wikispecies:Prunus cerasus var. austera

sour cherry, morello cherry (fruit of Prunus cerasus var. austera)


amamelide

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἁμαμηλίς (hamamēlís, “possibly the medlar”).

der

Hamamelis virginiana
Hamamelis virginiana#Translingual

witch hazel, wych hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)


bombace

Borrowed from translingual Bombax, from Medieval Latin bombax, alternative form of bambax (“cotton wool”).


ginepro articolato

it-noun

ginepro articolato m (plural ginepri articolati)

Tetraclinis articulata
Tetraclinis articulata#Translingual


tordilio

Borrowed from translingual Tordylium, from Ancient Greek τορδύλιον (tordúlion).


calabassa

Borrowed from French calebasse, calabasse.

Crescentia cujete
Crescentia cujete#Translingual

Lagenaria siceraria
Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual

calabash (Crescentia cujete or Lagenaria siceraria)


afaca

yellow pea, yellow vetch (Lathyrus aphaca)


artanita

Borrowed from Medieval Latin artanita, from Arabic عَرْطَنِيثَا (ʕarṭanīṯā), from Classical Syriac ܥܲܪܛܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (ʿarṭānīṯā).

der

عَرْطَنِيثَا

Arabic عَرْطَنِيثَا (ʕarṭanīṯā)


armellino

desctree

→ German: Marille
→ Czech: meruňka
→ German: Marunke
→ Ladin: marila, marile
→ Polish: morela
→ Ukrainian: море́ля (morélja)
→ Serbo-Croatian: марѐлица / marèlica
→ Slovak: marhuľa
→ Slovene: marẹ̑la, marẹ̑lica


bulbocastano

From Latin bulbus (“bulb”) + Ancient Greek κάστανον (kástanon, “chestnut”).

der

Bunium bulbocastanum
Bunium bulbocastanum#Translingual

great pignut, earthnut (Bunium bulbocastanum)


osmanto

Osmanthus fragrans
Osmanthus fragrans#Translingual

osmanthus (especially Osmanthus fragrans)


sanguinello

From sangue (“blood”), sanguigno (“bloody”).

a variety of orange, grown in Sicily, bearing fruit with a blood red pulp


andiroba

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese andiroba, from Old Tupi îandyroba (“bitter oil”).


appiolo

it-adj

appiolo (feminine appiola, masculine plural appioli, feminine plural appiole)

appiola (feminine)
appioli (masculine plural)
appiole (feminine plural)


arnoglossa

Borrowed from Late Latin arnoglossa, from Ancient Greek ἀρνόγλωσσον (arnóglōsson, literally “lamb's tongue”).

der

Plantago lanceolata
Plantago lanceolata#Translingual

narrowleaf plantain, ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata)


latiro

From translingual Lathyrus, from Ancient Greek λάθυρος (láthuros).


asebo

Pieris japonica
Pieris japonica#Translingual


vescicaria

From Latin [herba] vēsīcāria (“bladder grass”).

Colutea arborescens
Colutea arborescens#Translingual


bisnaga

Borrowed from Spanish biznaga, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic بِسْنَاج (bisnāj), بِسْتِنَاجَة (bistināja), بِشْتِْنَاجَة (bištināja), بِشْتِنَاقَة (bištināqa, “parsnip”), from Latin pastināca (“parsnip, carrot”). Doublet of pastinaca.


pado

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάδος (pádos).


ervo

Borrowed from translingual Ervum, from Latin ervum (“vetch”).


serpillo

Thymus serpyllum
Thymus serpyllum#Translingual

wild thyme (plant of the species Thymus serpyllum)


camedrio

From Latin chamaedrys, from Ancient Greek χαμαίδρυς (khamaídrus).


bamia

From Arabic بَامِيَا (bāmiyā) or بَامِيَة (bāmiya).

Abelmoschus esculentus
Abelmoschus esculentus#Translingual


matallo

Viburnum lantana
Viburnum lantana#Translingual

wayfaring-tree, hoarwithy (plant of species Viburnum lantana)


corcoro

From New Latin Corchorus, from Ancient Greek κόρχορος (kórkhoros).


cameceraso

From Latin chamaecerasus, from Ancient Greek.


ilatro

mock privet (plant of the genus Phillyrea)


salcerella

From salce, variant of salice (“willow”).

water-purslane (plant of the species Lythrum portula)


lattughella

From lattuga (“lettuce”) + -ella (diminutive suffix).

suffix

Valerianella locusta
Valerianella locusta#Translingual

the plant Valerianella locusta; corn salad, lamb's lettuce


eschia

With gender shift, from Vulgar Latin *esclus, from Latin aesculus. See also eschio, with the same meaning.

Quercus petraea
Quercus petraea#Translingual

(regional) sessile oak (Quercus petraea)

Quercus robur
Quercus robur#Translingual


santoreggia domestica

it-noun

santoreggia domestica f (plural santoregge domestiche)

Satureja hortensis
Satureja hortensis#Translingual


santoreggia montana

santoreggia montana f (plural santoregge montane)


quercia spinosa

quercia spinosa f (plural querce spinose)

Quercus coccifera
Quercus coccifera#Translingual


farnetto

From Latin farnus (a kind of oak) with a diminutive suffix.

Quercus frainetto
Quercus frainetto#Translingual


fragno

Metathesis from Latin farneus (adjective), derived from farnus (“a kind of oak”).

Quercus trojana
Quercus trojana#Translingual


ciavardello

Sorbus torminalis
Sorbus torminalis#Translingual

wild service tree (tree of the species Sorbus torminalis)


berberide

(botany) any member of the Berberis taxonomic genus


girlo

Probably from Vulgar Latin *gȳrulus, diminutive of gȳrus (“circle; circular motion”).

(Tuscany) Synonym of mochi (“bitter vetch”)


erba corsa

Daphne gnidium
Daphne gnidium#Translingual


gnidio

Synonym of erba corsa (“flax-leaved daphne”)


avicennia

From translingual Avicennia, from the name of Persian polymath Avicenna.


calcatreppola

any of various thorny plants:
field eryngo (Eryngium campestre)


calaminta

Borrowed from Latin calamintha, from Ancient Greek καλαμίνθη (kalamínthē).


gelsomino doppio

gelsomino doppio m (plural gelsomini doppi)

gelsomino mugherino
gelsomino mugherino#Italian


gelsomino mugherino

gelsomino mugherino m (plural gelsomini mugherini)

(flower) Indian jasmine (Jasminum auriculatum)


ispaghul

From Hindi इसबगोल (isabgol), of the same meaning.


malvavischio

Althaea officinalis
Althaea officinalis#Translingual

Synonym of malva canapina (Althaea cannabina)


malva canapina

palm-leaf marshmallow (Althaea cannabina)


malvaccione

malva (“mallow”) + -accio (pejorative suffix) + -one (augmentative suffix)


gaggia arborea

gaggia arborea f (plural gaggie arboree)


iaborandi

Borrowed from Portuguese jaborandi, from Old Tupi.


cumino dei prati

cumino dei prati m (plural cumini dei prati)


erba aglina

Synonym of cicuta minore (“fool's parsley”)


cicuta di Socrate

cicuta di Socrate f (plural cicute di Socrate)

Synonym of cicuta maggiore (“poison hemlock”)


cicuta maggiore

cicuta maggiore f (plural cicute maggiori)

Conium maculatum
Conium maculatum#Translingual

(uncountable) poison hemlock (Conium maculatum)


cicuta minore

(uncountable) fool's parsley (Aethusa cynapium)


cicuta acquatica

cicuta acquatica f (plural cicute acquatiche)

Cicuta virosa
Cicuta virosa#Translingual

(uncountable) cowbane, northern water hemlock (Cicuta virosa)


falso prezzemolo

falso prezzemolo m (plural falsi prezzemoli)


pesco noce

nectarine (Prunus persica subsp. persica)


noce del Queensland

noce del Queensland f (plural noci del Queensland)

small-fruited Queensland nut (Macadamia ternifolia)


noce di acagiù

noce di acagiù f (plural noci di acagiù)


noce nero

Juglans nigra
Juglans nigra#Translingual

(uncountable) black walnut (Juglans nigra)


erba acciuga

Synonym of santoreggia; summer savory (Satureja hortensis)


lanciola

From Late Latin lanceŏla, diminutive form of lancea. By surface analysis, lancia (“spear”) + -ola (diminutive suffix).

surf

Synonym of arnoglossa (“narrowleaf plantain”)


piantaggine lanciuola

it-noun

piantaggine lanciuola m (plural piantaggini lanciuole)


cinquenervi

From cinque (“five”) + nervi (“nerves”). Compare Ancient Greek πεντάνευρον (pentáneuron), with the same meaning.

piantaggine maggiore
piantaggine maggiore#Italian


piantaggine maggiore

piantaggine maggiore f (plural piantaggini maggiori)

Plantago major
Plantago major#Translingual

common plantain, greater plantain (Plantago major)


puleggio

Mentha pulegium
Mentha pulegium#Translingual


mirride

From Latin myrrhis, from Ancient Greek μυρρίς (murrhís), from μύρρᾱ (múrrhā).

Myrrhis odorata
Myrrhis odorata#Translingual


combava

Citrus hystrix
Citrus hystrix#Translingual


brentolo

Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris#Translingual

(mostly in the plural) common heather, ling (Calluna vulgaris)


calamondino

Citrus × microcarpa
Citrus × microcarpa#Translingual


testucchio

From Late Latin festuculum, from Latin festuca (“straw; stalk, stem”). The initial t- is due to influence of testa (“head”).

Acer campestre
Acer campestre#Translingual


nebbio

Reshaping of ebbio, probably influenced by nebbia (“fog”), because of the plant's white flowers.


lansio

any plant in the Lansium taxonomic genus


sbergia

a variety of peach cultivated in Sicily and Calabria


stancabue

Verb-object compound, composed of stanca (“to tire”) + bue (“ox”), because the thorny, resistant plant would stop oxen in their tracks during ploughing. See also restabue.


restabue

Verb-object compound, composed of resta (“to stop”) + bue (“ox”), because the thorny, resistant plant would stop oxen in their tracks during ploughing. See also stancabue.


calancoa

Borrowed from translingual Kalanchoe, from New Latin Kalanchauhuy as recorded by Georg Joseph Kamel, from a Sinitic source akin to Cantonese 伽藍菜 /伽蓝菜 (gaa¹ laam⁴ coi³, literally “temple plant”).


spillettoni

Synonym of acicula (“shepherd's needle”)


embelia

Borrowed from translingual Embelia, of uncertain origin.

any plant of the genus Embelia of tropical and subtropical plants found from Africa to Australia and Pacific islands


tragoselino

From Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “he-goat”) + σέλινον (sélinon, “celery”).


dicipellio

Borrowed from translingual Dicypellium, derived from Ancient Greek δι- (di-, “two”) + κύπελλον (kúpellon, “cup”).

any plant of the Dicypellium taxonomic genus


boswellia

Borrowed from translingual Boswellia, genus named after Scottish biographer, diarist and lawyer James Boswell (1740–1795).

named-after

any plant in the Boswellia taxonomic genus


bumelia

Borrowed from translingual Bumelia, derived from Ancient Greek βουμελία (boumelía, “ash”, tree).


blumenbachia

Borrowed from translingual Blumenbachia, genus named after German physician, naturalist, physiologist and anthropologist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752–1840).

named-after

any plant of the Blumenbachia taxonomic genus


sferracavallo

horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis gen. et spp.)


bonaga

(northern Italy) Synonym of ononide (“spiny restharrow”)


aralda

Digitalis purpurea
Digitalis purpurea#Translingual

(archaic) common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)


castalda

Aegopodium podagraria
Aegopodium podagraria#Translingual


pedalio

Borrowed from translingual Pedalium, from Ancient Greek πηδάλιον (pēdálion).

a plant in the genus Pedalium: Pedalium murex


canavalia

any plant in the Canavalia taxonomic genus


castagnolo

(regional) moustached warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)