"cuscuta" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈku.sku.ta/ Forms: cuscute [plural]
Rhymes: -uskuta Etymology: From Medieval Latin cuscūte, cuscūthe, cuscūta, cuscūtha, from Arabic كُشُوث (kušūṯ), from Aramaic כְּשׁוּתָא / ܟܫܽܘܬܳܐ (kəšūṯā), probably from כַּשָׁא / ܟܰܫܳܐ (kašā, “to pile up”) because of the jumbled fashion in which this parasitic plant climbs trees, else from Akkadian 𒃢 (SILA₄, “kasû”), a plant with many small seeds used for spice, fumigation and medicine, just like Cuscuta species. Etymology templates: {{der|it|ML.|cuscūte}} Medieval Latin cuscūte, {{der|it|ar|كُشُوث}} Arabic كُشُوث (kušūṯ), {{der|it|arc|כְּשׁוּתָא}} Aramaic כְּשׁוּתָא, {{der|it|akk|𒃢|t=kasû|tr=SILA₄}} Akkadian 𒃢 (SILA₄, “kasû”), {{taxfmt|Cuscuta|genus}} Cuscuta Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} cuscuta f (plural cuscute)
  1. dodder (plant of genus Cuscuta) Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Morning glory family plants
    Sense id: en-cuscuta-it-noun-6ZUMOeIE Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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