abaxial

(botany, zoology) abaxial (away from the axis)


talo

From Latin thallus, from Ancient Greek θαλλός (thallós).


cola

From a Niger-Congo language, or from Sudanese.


colo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese colo, from Latin collum (“neck”). Cognate with Galician colo, Spanish cuello, Italian collo, and French cou.


placenta

Borrowed from New Latin placenta, from Latin placenta (“cake”), from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα (plakóenta), accusative of πλακόεις (plakóeis, “flat”).


gema

Borrowed from Latin gemma (“bud on a plant”).

bor+

(botany) bud, shoot (newly formed leaf or flower)


alga

(botany) alga (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms similar to plants or bacteria)


corona

Borrowed from Latin corōna (“crown”). Doublet of coroa.


verbena

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin verbēna.

(botany) common name, extended to plants of the genus Verbena, of the Verbenaceae family, mostly from the Americas, which includes species cultivated as ornamentals

(botany) Verbena officinalis
herbal tea prepared with this plant


folha

Guinea-Bissau Creole: fodja

Kabuverdianu: fódja

Macanese: fólia

Papiamentu: foya

→ Chichewa: fodya

→ Konkani: फोल (phol)

From Old Galician-Portuguese folla, from Late Latin folia, from the plural of Latin folium, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). Doublet of folho and fólio. Compare Galician folla and Spanish hoja.


bulbo

Learned borrowing from Latin bulbus (“bulb, onion”), from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).

der

bulb (object that is spherical at one end and tapering at the other)

(botany) bulb (bulb-shaped root portion of a plant)


mofo

Unknown. Either deverbal from mofar or perhaps borrowed from Italian muffa (“mould, mildew”).

bor+

(phytopathology) mildew (growth of minute powdery or webby fungi on a plant)


limbo

(botany) blade (the flat part of a leaf or petal)


estival

pt-adj

estival m or f (plural estivais, not comparable)

Learned borrowing from Latin aestīvālis (“relating to the summer”), from aestīvus (“of the summer”), from aestās (“summer”).

lbor

(botany) estival (coming forth in the summer)


amendoim

Borrowed from Old Tupi mandubi, influenced by amêndoa (“almond”). Doublet of mandubi.

Arachis hypogaea (a herbaceous plant of the Leguminosae family, native to South America and cultivated in different regions of the world)

peanut (edible seed of this plant, which is also used to produce oil and butter)


adaxial

(botany) adaxial (on the side that is towards the axis or central line)


planta

Learned borrowing from Latin planta. Doublet of clã.

(biology, botany) plant (eukaryotic and multicellular living being, generally autotrophic and photosynthetic, with differentiated tissues and a cell wall of a cellulose nature, which lacks locomotor capacity)


miri

(botany) a tree, Sideroxylon salicifolium, or its fruit


nabo

From Old Galician-Portuguese nabo, from Latin nāpus (“turnip”).

Brassica rapa
Brassica rapa#Translingual

(botany, cooking) turnip (Brassica rapa or its root)


estilo

Probably borrowed from Latin stilus (“stylus”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“pierce”). Doublet of esteio (inherited) and style (borrowed from English).

doublet

(botany) style, stylet (the stalk that connects the stigma to the ovary in a pistil of a flower)


mimosa

(botany) mimosa (any plant belonging to the genus Mimosa)


versátil

(botany) versatile (said of the anther that oscillates at the end of the thread that supports it)


figo

From Old Galician-Portuguese figo, from Latin fīcus (“fig tree, fig (fruit)”).

(Brazil, botany) Pouteria ramiflora (large Brazilian tree)


acelga

From Arabic السِّلْقَة (as-silqa). Compare Medieval Latin acelga and Spanish acelga.

Beta vulgaris
Beta vulgaris#Translingual

Beta vulgaris var. cicla
Wikispecies:Beta vulgaris var. cicla

(cooking, botany) chard (Beta vulgaris, sometimes Beta vulgaris var. cicla)


tabaco

→ Gujarati: તમાકુ (tamāku)

→ Japanese: たばこ (tabako)

desctree

→ Japanese: タバコ (tabako)
→ Early Modern Korean: 담파고 (tamphakwo)
→ Ainu: タンパク (tampaku)

Borrowed from Spanish tabaco. See tobacco for more.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum#Translingual

(botany) common name, extended to other plants of the genus Nicotiana, whose leaves are used in the production of cigarettes, cigars, etc.


gomo

(botany) a sprout of a leaf or flower; bud


dedal

From Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis (“digital”), from digitus. Doublet of digital.


lúpulo

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin lupulus. Compare Italian luppolo and Spanish lúpulo.

lbor

Humulus lupulus
Humulus lupulus#Translingual

(botany) hop (plant whose flowers are used in ale brewing, Humulus lupulus)


chanta

(agriculture, botany) cutting or branch that is planted without roots


baga

Inherited from Latin bāca (“berry; fruit”).

inh+

(botany) berry (soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits)


colmo

From Latin culmus, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos.


ameixa

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *damascĭna-, for Latin damascēna (prūna) ("plums from Damascus"), whence English damson. Loss of initial d- probably due to metanalysis as the preposition de (dameixa → d'ameixa → de ameixa).


cacho

Guinea-Bissau Creole: katcu

From Vulgar Latin *caplum, from Late Latin capulum (“handle”), from Latin capiō. Doublet of cabo. Compare Spanish cacha.

(botany) raceme (an inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis)


portulaca

Borrowed from Latin portulāca. Doublet of beldroega and verdoega.

(botany) purslane (any plant of the family Portulacaceae)


dormente

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dormente, from Latin dormientem, present active participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).

(botany) of a plant whose leaves or petals curl up at night


tronco

desctree

→ Dutch: tronk
Afrikaans: tronk
→ English: tronk
→ Kwanyama: ondolonggo

→ Gujarati: તુરંગ (turaṅg)

→ Kannada: ತುರಂಗ (turaṅga)

→ Malayalam: തുറുങ്ക് (tuṟuṅkŭ)

→ Marathi: तुरुंग (turuṅga)

Inherited from Latin truncus (“tree trunk; trunk of a human; cut-off piece”).


adnexal

(botany) adnexal (having the property of being adnexed)


rábano

Probably borrowed from Spanish rábano, from Latin raphanus, from Ancient Greek ῥάφανος (rháphanos). A native variant rábão also exists, reflecting the expected loss of intervocalic Latin /n/ and showing /b/ for an original Latin /p/, a sound frequently used in borrowings to render the Ancient Greek /pʰ/. According to da Cunha, rábano and rábão are first attested in 1813, and a variant rabom was first attested in the 15th century. Compare Galician ravo, Catalan rave, and Italian rafano.


daikon

(botany) daikon (a large East Asian radish cultivar)


amento

(botany) catkin (botany: a type of inflorescence)


clorose

From Medieval Latin chlorosis and French chlorose. By surface analysis, cloro- + -ose.

(botany, phytopathology) chlorosis (yellowing of plant tissue)


alecrim

Borrowed from Arabic اَلإِكْلِيل (al-ʔiklīl).

bor+

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus#Translingual

Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosmarinus officinalis#Translingual

(botany) rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)


acerola

/ɐ.sɨˈɾɔ.lɐ/

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الزَعْرُورَة (az-zaʕrúra).

الزَعْرُورَة

Malpighia emarginata
w:Malpighia emarginata

(botany) acerola (Malpighia emarginata)
acerola (the fruit of this plant)


filamento

Borrowed from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlō (“to spin, draw out in a long line”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”).

der

(botany) filament (stalk of a stamen in a flower)


alburno

pt-noun

alburno m (usually uncountable, plural alburnos)

(botany) sapwood; alburnum (soft, newer wood just under the bark)


potra

(botany) a disease that causes bulges to appear on the stems of plants


transplante

/tɾɐ̃ʃˈplɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/tɾɐ̃ʃˈplɐ̃.tɨ/

(botany) transplant (act of uprooting and replanting a plant)


filete

Borrowed from French filet (“small string”).

bor+

(botany) the part of the stamen holding the anther


anel

From Old Galician-Portuguese anel, borrowed from Old Occitan anel, from Latin ānellus (“finger ring”). Compare the inherited doublet elo. Cognates include Catalan anell, French anneau, Italian anello, Spanish anillo.
Sense 2 likely comes from the round form of the anus.


raiz

Guinea-Bissau Creole: rais

Kabuverdianu: raìs

Papiamentu: rais

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese raiz, from Latin rādīcem, from Proto-Italic *wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”). Compare Galician raíz.


angiosperma

[ˌɐ̃.ʒɪ.oˈspɛɦ.mɐ]

[ˌɐ̃.ʒɪ.oˈspɛɦ.mɐ]

[ˌɐ̃.ʒɪ.oˈspɛɾ.mɐ]

/ˌɐ̃.ʒi.oˈʃpɛʁ.mɐ/

[ˌɐ̃.ʒɪ.oˈʃpɛʁ.mɐ]

/ˌɐ̃.ʒjoˈʃpɛʁ.mɐ/

/ˌɐ̃.ʒjɔˈʃpɛɾ.mɐ/

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, urn, pot”) + σπερμος (spermos, “seed”).

lbor

(botany) angiosperm (member of plant group)


estandarte

From Old French estandart. Cognate with English standard.

(botany) typically superior and more developed petal of a papilionaceous corolla


cortiça

pt-noun

cortiça f (usually uncountable, plural cortiças)

From Old Galician-Portuguese cortiça, from Latin corticea, feminine of corticeus (“of cork, of bark”), from cortex (“bark, cork”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *sker- (“cut”). Doublet of cortíceo.

(botany) cork (tissue between the bark and cambium of woody plants)


agulha

From Old Galician-Portuguese agulla, from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).


ervilha

From Latin ervilia (“type of vetch”). Compare Spanish arveja and ervilla.


pé-de-cabra

(botany) Ipomoea pes-caprae, also known as beach morning glory or goat's foot


válvula

From Latin valvula, diminutive of valva (“leaf of a double or folding door”).

(botany) valve (a small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor)


antera

(botany) anther (pollen-bearing part of a flower’s stamen)


estigma

From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “brand, mark”), from στίζω (stízō, “to mark”).


drupa

(botany) drupe; stone fruit (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit)


mesocarpo

(botany) mesocarp (middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit)


ferrugem

[feˈχu.ʒẽɪ̯̃]

/fɨˈʁu.ʒɐ̃j̃/

From Old Galician-Portuguese ferrugen, from Latin ferrūginem.

(phytopathology) rust; ferrugo (plant disease caused by fungus)


tardio

pt-adj

tardio (feminine tardia, masculine plural tardios, feminine plural tardias)

tardia (feminine)
tardios (masculine plural)
tardias (feminine plural)

[taɦˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

[taɦˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

[taɾˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

[taʁˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

[taɻˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

From Late Latin tardīvus, from Latin tardus (“slow; late; tardy”). Compare Spanish tardío.

(botany, of a plant) which flourishes, ripens or fructifies after the usual timespan


pericarpo

(botany) pericarp (outermost layer of a fruit)


acropetal

(botany) acropetal (that develops from the base towards the apex in sequence)


foliar

(botany) foliate; foliar (of or relating to leaves)


babosa

→ Hunsrik: Babosa


túnica

Kadiwéu: toonicogo

(botany) tunica (layer, coat, sheath or similar covering)


fronde

Borrowed from Latin frondem (“leafy branch”).


estípula

Borrowed from Latin stipula (“string, straw”).


alquequenje

Borrowed from French alkékenge, from Arabic الكَاكَنْج (al-kākanj).

Alkekengi officinarum
Alkekengi officinarum#Translingual

Physalis alkekengi
Physalis alkekengi#Translingual

(botany) bladder cherry; alkekengi (Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), a plant of southern Europe)


chícharo

Lathyrus sativus
Lathyrus sativus#Translingual

(botany) chickling vetch (Lathyrus sativus)


tubérculo

(botany) tuber (fleshy underground stem)

(botany) tubercle (small rounded protuberance on certain plants)


caule

Borrowed from Latin caulis. Doublet of couve.

(botany) stem (part of the axis of a plant, which normally supports the leaves)


floema

(botany) phloem (vascular tissue of plants)


gimnosperma

(botany) gymnosperm (plant whose seeds are not in an ovary)


xilema

(botany) xylem (vascular tissue in land plants)


endosperma

/ẽ.dɔʃˈpɛɾ.mɐ/


herbáceo

pt-adj

herbáceo (feminine herbácea, masculine plural herbáceos, feminine plural herbáceas)

herbácea (feminine)
herbáceos (masculine plural)
herbáceas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin herbāceus (“grassy”).

bor+

(botany, of a plant) herbaceous (not having wood)


monocotiledónea

pt-noun

monocotiledónea f (plural monocotiledóneas)

(botany) monocotyledon; monocot (any angiosperm whose seedlings have one cotyledon)


conífera

(botany) conifer (cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue)


vagem

Ultimately from Latin vāgīna (“sheath; hull; husk”). Doublet of bainha (“sheath”) and vagina.


traqueia

[tɾaˈkɛɪ̯.ɐ]

[tɾaˈkɛɪ̯.ɐ]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trakheîa, “windpipe”).

bor+

(botany) trachea (xylem vessel of a plant)


roseta

Etymology tree
Proto-Iranian *wardahder.?
Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon)bor.?
Latin rosalbor.
Old French rose
Latin -ittus
Old French -ete
Old French rosetebor.?
Old Galician-Portuguese roseta
Portuguese roseta
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese roseta, possibly borrowed from Old French rosete, from rose + -ete. By surface analysis, rosa + -eta.


estame

(botany) stamen (a flower part that produces pollen)


néctar

Learned borrowing from Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar), from Proto-Indo-European *néḱtr̥h₂, derived from the roots *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”) and *terh₂- (“to overcome”).

(botany) nectar (sweet liquid secreted by flowers)


madrugadas

Calystegia sepium
Calystegia sepium#Translingual


-fita

pt-noun

-fita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -fitas)

stressed on the antepenultimate syllable

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”).

bor+

(botany) -phyte (forms the name of plant groupings)


pistilo

(botany) pistil (unit in the centre of a flower which receives the pollen and produces a fruit)


veia

From Old Galician-Portuguese vẽa, from Latin vēna (“blood vessel”), of uncertain Proto-Indo-European origin. Compare Galician vea, Spanish vena, and English vein.

(botany) vein (thickened portion of a leaf)


anemofilia

(botany) anemophily (pollination by the wind)


anto-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).


jaborandi

English: jaborandi

[ʒɐ.βu.ɾɐ̃ˈdi]

(botany) jaborandi (any plant of the genus Pilocarpus)


actinomorfo

pt-adj

actinomorfo (feminine actinomorfa, masculine plural actinomorfos, feminine plural actinomorfas)

actinomorfa (feminine)
actinomorfos (masculine plural)
actinomorfas (feminine plural)

(botany, of a flower) actinomorphic (whose petals are radially symmetric)


vexilo

(botany) vexillum (the upper petal of a papilionaceous flower)


perene

Borrowed from Latin perennis (“lasting through the whole year”), from per- (“through”) + annus (“year”).

bor

(botany, of a plant) perennial (having a life cycle of more than two years)


auxina

(botany) auxin (class of plant growth hormones)


meristema

(botany) meristem (zone of active cell division)


folíolo

(botany) leaflet (Each of the parts into which the limbus of a compound vegetable leaf is divided)

(botany) leaflet (Each of the small modified plant leaves (bracteoles) that make up a stem)


íris

Borrowed from Latin iris, Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”).

(botany) iris (plant of the genus Iris), or its flower


espiga

From Old Galician-Portuguese espiga, from Latin spīca (“spike”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp, sharp stick”). Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Catalan espiga, Occitan espic, French épi, Italian spiga and Romanian spic.


fruticoso

pt-adj

fruticoso (feminine fruticosa, masculine plural fruticosos, feminine plural fruticosas, metaphonic)

fruticosa (feminine)
fruticosos (masculine plural)
fruticosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

(botany) bushy, shrubby; fruticose (small shrub-like)


oosfera

/ɔ.ɔʃˈfɛ.ɾɐ/


adelfia

[ɐ.ðɛɫˈfi.ɐ]

(botany) adelphy (fusion of stamen filaments)


adelfo

adelfo (feminine adelfa, masculine plural adelfos, feminine plural adelfas)

adelfa (feminine)
adelfos (masculine plural)
adelfas (feminine plural)

(botany) adelphous (having coalescent or clustered filaments)


albinismo

(botany) albinism (congenital organic anomaly of plants consisting of a lack of chlorophyll, which causes normally green parts to become white)


pipoca

→ Spanish: pipoca

From Old Tupi pi'poka (“sudden burst of a surface”).

bor

Senna didymobotrya
Wikispecies:Senna didymobotrya

(Brazil, botany) candelabra tree (Senna didymobotrya)


fusiforme

(chiefly botany, zoology) fusiform (spindle-shaped)


caliptra

(botany) calyptra (thin, hood-like tissue)


folículo

Learned borrowing from Latin folliculus. Doublet of folhelho.

(botany) follicle (type of primitive dry fruit)


penca

Unknown. Probably related to Spanish penca (“leaf's vein, stalk”).


ânfora

Learned borrowing from Latin amphora, from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús).

(botany) amphora (valve of some fruits that split when ripe)


cravo

From Old Galician-Portuguese cravo, from Latin clāvus (“nail”) (with an irregular phonetic evolution; compare Spanish clavo.

Syzygium aromaticum
Syzygium aromaticum#Translingual

Eugenia aromatica
Wikispecies:Eugenia aromatica

(botany) clove (a tree, Syzygium aromaticum, syn. Eugenia aromatica)

Revolução dos Cravos

Dianthus caryophyllus
Dianthus caryophyllus#Translingual

(botany) carnation (a flower, Dianthus caryophyllus)


maia

(botany) Portuguese yellow broom (Cytisus striatus)


fuste

(botany) part of the tree trunk, between the ground and the lower branches


drusa

(botany) druse (an aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants)


aurícula

Learned borrowing from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of orelha.

lbor

(botany) auricle (appendage in the shape of an earlobe)


miolo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese meolo, from Late Latin *medullum, from Latin medulla.. Doublet of medula
Compare Spanish meollo.


antitranspirante

pt-adj

antitranspirante m or f (plural antitranspirantes)

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃s.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃s.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃ʃ.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.ti.tɾɐ̃ʃ.piˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

(botany) antitranspirant (reducing transpiration in plants)


antitranspirante

pt-noun

antitranspirante m (plural antitranspirantes)

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃s.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃s.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.tɾɐ̃ʃ.piˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

/ˌɐ̃.ti.tɾɐ̃ʃ.piˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

(botany) antitranspirant (a substance applied to plant leaves to reduce transpiration)


sabonete

→ Hunsrik: Sabonett

→ Tetum: sabonete

(botany) (Saponaria officinalis) a perennial plant of the Caryophyllaceae family found in Portugal, it has lanceolate leaves, flowers with pink or whitish petals and capsular fruits. It is used in the production of soap and similar products due to its saponin-rich roots.

(botany) (Sapindus divaricatus) a tree from tropical America, from the Sapindaceae family, with astringent bark and roots, white flowers and soapy fruits, it is also known as soap, soap tree, etc.


estilete

Borrowed from Italian stiletto (“stiletto”), diminutive of stilo (“stylus”), from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (cognate with English stick).


bimo

pt-adj

bimo (feminine bima, masculine plural bimos, feminine plural bimas)

bima (feminine)
bimos (masculine plural)
bimas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin bīmus, possible contraction of bis (“twice”) + hiems (“winter”).


-áceo

-áceo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ácea, masculine plural -áceos, feminine plural -áceas)

pt-noun

-áceo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -áceos, feminine -ácea, feminine plural -áceas)

-ácea (feminine)
-áceos (masculine plural)
-áceas (feminine plural)
-áceos (plural)
-ácea (feminine)
-áceas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin -āceus. Doublet of -aço.

amaranto (“amaranth”) + -áceo → amarantáceo (“amarantaceous”)

(zoology, especially botany) -aceous (belonging to a taxonomic family or other group)


soro

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós, “heap”).


cordado

pt-adj

cordado (feminine cordada, masculine plural cordados, feminine plural cordadas)

cordada (feminine)
cordados (masculine plural)
cordadas (feminine plural)

From New Latin cordātus (“heart-shaped”).

(botany, of a leaf) cordate (heart-shaped)


estojo

Borrowed from Old Occitan estug, from Vulgar Latin *studiāre, from Latin studium. Compare Spanish estuche and French étui.

pt:Estojo (munição)
pt:Estojo (recipiente)


pinha

Inherited from Latin pīnea. Compare Galician and Spanish piña.


arilo

(botany) aril (tissue surrounding the seed of certain fruits)


espinho

Inherited from Latin spīnus (“thorn-bush”).

inh+

(botany, specifically) a thorn which grows from the woody core of a plant, as opposed to an acúleo, which grows from the epidermis


raquítico

pt-adj

raquítico (feminine raquítica, masculine plural raquíticos, feminine plural raquíticas)

raquítica (feminine)
raquíticos (masculine plural)
raquíticas (feminine plural)


lentícula

Borrowed from Latin lenticula. Doublet of lentilha.


compósito

compósito (feminine compósita, masculine plural compósitos, feminine plural compósitas)

compósita (feminine)
compósitos (masculine plural)
compósitas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin compositum. Doublet of composto.


alcornoque

From Mozarabic *alqurnúq, from Latin quernus (“relating to oak”).

(botany) tree of the fagaceae family (Quercus suber) from which cork is extracted


câmbio

From Old Galician-Portuguese cambio, either directly from Late Latin cambium (“change”) or deverbal of cambiar (cf. Portuguese escambo), from Latin cambiāre (“to change”) , from a Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *kamb- (“crooked; bent”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱamb-, *(s)kamb- (“bent”).

(botany) cambium (layer of cells responsible for secondary growth of roots and stems)


freira

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese freira. By surface analysis, freire + -a.


acíclico

pt-adj

acíclico (feminine acíclica, masculine plural acíclicos, feminine plural acíclicas)

acíclica (feminine)
acíclicos (masculine plural)
acíclicas (feminine plural)


estiolar

pt-verb

estiolar (first-person singular present estiolo, first-person singular preterite estiolei, past participle estiolado)

estiolo (first-person present singular)
estiolei (first-person preterite singular)
estiolado (participle past)
estiolar (impersonal infinitive)
estiolar (first-person infinitive singular)
estiolares (infinitive second-person singular)
estiolar (infinitive singular third-person)
estiolarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
estiolardes (infinitive plural second-person)
estiolarem (infinitive plural third-person)
estiolando (gerund)
estiolado (masculine participle past singular)
estiolados (masculine participle past plural)
estiolada (feminine participle past singular)
estioladas (feminine participle past plural)
estiolo (first-person indicative present singular)
estiolas (indicative present second-person singular)
estiola (indicative present singular third-person)
estiolamos (first-person indicative plural present)
estiolais (indicative plural present second-person)
estiolam (indicative plural present third-person)
estiolava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
estiolavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
estiolava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
estiolávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
estioláveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
estiolavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
estiolei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
estiolaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
estiolou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
estiolamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
estiolámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
estiolastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
estiolaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
estiolara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
estiolaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
estiolara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
estioláramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
estioláreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
estiolaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
estiolarei (first-person future indicative singular)
estiolarás (future indicative second-person singular)
estiolará (future indicative singular third-person)
estiolaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
estiolareis (future indicative plural second-person)
estiolarão (future indicative plural third-person)
estiolaria (conditional first-person singular)
estiolarias (conditional second-person singular)
estiolaria (conditional singular third-person)
estiolaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
estiolaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
estiolariam (conditional plural third-person)
estiole (first-person present singular subjunctive)
estioles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
estiole (present singular subjunctive third-person)
estiolemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
estioleis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
estiolem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
estiolasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
estiolasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
estiolasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
estiolássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
estiolásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
estiolassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
estiolar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
estiolares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
estiolar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
estiolarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
estiolardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
estiolarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
estiola (imperative second-person singular)
estiole (imperative singular third-person)
estiolemos (first-person imperative plural)
estiolai (imperative plural second-person)
estiolem (imperative plural third-person)
não estioles (imperative negative second-person singular)
não estiole (imperative negative singular third-person)
não estiolemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não estioleis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não estiolem (imperative negative plural third-person)

From Old French estioler, modern French étioler (“to make pale”). Compare English etiolate.


cálice

Learned borrowing from Latin calyx, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux).


bordão

[boɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[boɦˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[boɾˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[boʁˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[boɻˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Angola, botany) tables, armchairs, noars, structure or covering of houses (fibrous and resistant leg of the bordão palm tree, with various applications in community life)


chorão

pt-adj

chorão (feminine chorona, masculine plural chorões, feminine plural choronas)

chorona (feminine)
chorões (masculine plural)
choronas (feminine plural)

/t͡ʃuˈɾɐ̃w̃/

(botany) pendulous (having branches that bend downwards)


férula

Ferula communis
Ferula communis#Translingual


polinizar

pt-verb

polinizar (first-person singular present polinizo, first-person singular preterite polinizei, past participle polinizado)

polinizo (first-person present singular)
polinizei (first-person preterite singular)
polinizado (participle past)
polinizar (impersonal infinitive)
polinizar (first-person infinitive singular)
polinizares (infinitive second-person singular)
polinizar (infinitive singular third-person)
polinizarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
polinizardes (infinitive plural second-person)
polinizarem (infinitive plural third-person)
polinizando (gerund)
polinizado (masculine participle past singular)
polinizados (masculine participle past plural)
polinizada (feminine participle past singular)
polinizadas (feminine participle past plural)
polinizo (first-person indicative present singular)
polinizas (indicative present second-person singular)
poliniza (indicative present singular third-person)
polinizamos (first-person indicative plural present)
polinizais (indicative plural present second-person)
polinizam (indicative plural present third-person)
polinizava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
polinizavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
polinizava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
polinizávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
polinizáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
polinizavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
polinizei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
polinizaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
polinizou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
polinizamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
polinizámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
polinizastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
polinizaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
polinizara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
polinizaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
polinizara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
polinizáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
polinizáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
polinizaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
polinizarei (first-person future indicative singular)
polinizarás (future indicative second-person singular)
polinizará (future indicative singular third-person)
polinizaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
polinizareis (future indicative plural second-person)
polinizarão (future indicative plural third-person)
polinizaria (conditional first-person singular)
polinizarias (conditional second-person singular)
polinizaria (conditional singular third-person)
polinizaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
polinizaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
polinizariam (conditional plural third-person)
polinize (first-person present singular subjunctive)
polinizes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
polinize (present singular subjunctive third-person)
polinizemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
polinizeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
polinizem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
polinizasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
polinizasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
polinizasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
polinizássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
polinizásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
polinizassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
polinizar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
polinizares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
polinizar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
polinizarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
polinizardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
polinizarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
poliniza (imperative second-person singular)
polinize (imperative singular third-person)
polinizemos (first-person imperative plural)
polinizai (imperative plural second-person)
polinizem (imperative plural third-person)
não polinizes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não polinize (imperative negative singular third-person)
não polinizemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não polinizeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não polinizem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(botany) to pollinate (to apply pollen to)


vivíparo

pt-adj

vivíparo (feminine vivípara, masculine plural vivíparos, feminine plural vivíparas)

vivípara (feminine)
vivíparos (masculine plural)
vivíparas (feminine plural)

(botany, of a plant) viviparous (arising from an embryo that develops from the outset)


amargoseira

Melia azedarach
Melia azedarach#Translingual


amentilho

(botany) catkin (botany: a type of inflorescence)


decíduo

decíduo (feminine decídua, masculine plural decíduos, feminine plural decíduas)

decídua (feminine)
decíduos (masculine plural)
decíduas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“to fall down”).

bor+

(botany) deciduous (of or relating to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season)


alfarrobeira

Ceratonia siliqua
Ceratonia siliqua#Translingual

(botany) carob (Ceratonia siliqua, a tree of the Mediterranean region)


aréola

Learned borrowing from Latin areola. Doublet of eiró.

(botany) areole (bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines)


caducifólio

pt-adj

caducifólio (feminine caducifólia, masculine plural caducifólios, feminine plural caducifólias)

caducifólia (feminine)
caducifólios (masculine plural)
caducifólias (feminine plural)


chicória

[ʃiˈkɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ]

[ʃiˈkɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ]

Probably either borrowed from Italian cicoria or perhaps from a Mozarabic form (cf. Spanish achicoria), from Vulgar Latin and Late Latin cichoria, from the plural of Latin cichorium, from Ancient Greek κιχόριον (kikhórion).

Cichorium intybus
Cichorium intybus#Translingual


cidreira

[siˈðɾɐj.ɾɐ]

[siˈðɾɐj.ɾɐ]

Citrus medica
Citrus medica#Translingual

(botany) citron (a small citrus tree, Citrus medica)

Melissa officinalis
Melissa officinalis#Translingual

(botany) lemon balm (a herb, Melissa officinalis)


cimeira

(botany) cyme (flattish or convex flower cluster)


giesteira

/ʒjɛʃˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/ʒjɛʃˈtɐj.ɾɐ/

/ʒjɛʃˈte.ɾɐ/


heliotrópio

(botany) heliotrope (plant that turns so that it faces the sun)


larica

Unknown. Compare Galician larica (“hunger”).


lenhoso

lenhoso (feminine lenhosa, masculine plural lenhosos, feminine plural lenhosas, metaphonic)

lenhosa (feminine)
lenhosos (masculine plural)
lenhosas (feminine plural)
metaphonic (feminine plural)

From lenho + -oso, possibly corresponding to Latin lignōsus. Compare Spanish leñoso.

(botany) wooden; ligneous (made of or relating to wood)


magnoliídeas

(botany, rare) magnoliids (clade within angiosperms)


mamão

(botany) sprout that steals the juice from the plant


leitosa

(Brazil, botany) Pouteria ramiflora (large Brazilian tree)


míldio

(phytopathology) disease-causing mildew, especially those that affect grapevines


propágulo

(botany) propagule (a reproductive particle released by an organism that may germinate into another)


pólen

pt-noun

pólen m (plural (Portugal) pólenes or (Brazil) polens)

pólenes (Portugal plural)
polens (Brazil plural)

(botany) pollen (fine granular substance produced in flowers)


sépala

Learned borrowing from New Latin sēpala.


urucum

Bixa orellana
Bixa orellana#Translingual

(botany) achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)

(botany) achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)

(botany) achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)


nome botânico

nome botânico m (plural nomes botânicos)

(botany) botanical name (scientific name of a plant)


urceolado

pt-adj

urceolado (feminine urceolada, masculine plural urceolados, feminine plural urceoladas)

urceolada (feminine)
urceolados (masculine plural)
urceoladas (feminine plural)


antropocoria

(botany) anthropochory (the dispersal of seeds, spores or fruit by humans)


autopolinização

pt-noun

autopolinização f (plural autopolinizações)


tálamo

(botany) thalamus (receptacle of a flower)


polinização

(botany) pollination (transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma)


trifólio

Learned borrowing from Latin trifolium, a calque of Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon). Doublet of the inherited trevo.


transplantação

transplantação f (plural transplantações)

[tɾɐ̃s.plɐ̃.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tɾɐ̃s.plɐ̃.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[tɾɐ̃ʃ.plɐ̃.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/tɾɐ̃ʃ.plɐ̃.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

(botany) transplant (act of uprooting and replanting a plant)


pseudofruto

(botany) pseudofruit; accessory fruit (a fruit with tissue not derived from ovary)


fúcsia

After the genus Fuchsia, named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs.

(botany) fuchsia (a popular garden plant)


partenocárpico

pt-adj

partenocárpico (feminine partenocárpica, masculine plural partenocárpicos, feminine plural partenocárpicas)

partenocárpica (feminine)
partenocárpicos (masculine plural)
partenocárpicas (feminine plural)

(botany) parthenocarpic (relating to parthenocarpy)


abscisão

(botany) abscission (natural separation of a part of a plant)


acaulescente

acaulescente m or f (plural acaulescentes)


aclamídeo

aclamídeo (feminine aclamídea, masculine plural aclamídeos, feminine plural aclamídeas)

aclamídea (feminine)
aclamídeos (masculine plural)
aclamídeas (feminine plural)

(botany) achlamydeous (having no floral envelope)


aclorófilo

aclorófilo (feminine aclorófila, masculine plural aclorófilos, feminine plural aclorófilas)

aclorófila (feminine)
aclorófilos (masculine plural)
aclorófilas (feminine plural)

(botany) achlorophyllous (not having chlorophyll)


acotiledónea

(botany) acotyledon (plant that has no cotyledons)


acotiledóneo

acotiledóneo (feminine acotiledónea, masculine plural acotiledóneos, feminine plural acotiledóneas)

acotiledónea (feminine)
acotiledóneos (masculine plural)
acotiledóneas (feminine plural)

(botany) acotyledonous (having no seed lobes)


acrógeno

acrógeno (feminine acrógena, masculine plural acrógenos, feminine plural acrógenas)

acrógena (feminine)
acrógenos (masculine plural)
acrógenas (feminine plural)

(botany) acrogenous (increasing by growth from the extremity)


acumbente

(botany) accumbent (lying against something)


camada de abscisão

pt-noun

camada de abscisão f (plural camadas de abscisão)

(botany) abscission layer (layer of cells in a plant which begin the process of abscission)


gametófito

(botany) gametophyte (plant which produces gametes)


pinado

pt-adj

pinado (feminine pinada, masculine plural pinados, feminine plural pinadas)

pinada (feminine)
pinados (masculine plural)
pinadas (feminine plural)

(botany) pinnate (having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets or veins arranged on each side of a common axis)


zona de abscisão

pt-noun

zona de abscisão f (plural zonas de abscisão)

(botany) abscission zone (area where the abscission layer if formed)


actinostelo

(botany) actinostele (protostele in which the core of vascular tissue in the stem extends outward)


adnação

[ad͡ʒ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ad͡ʒ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ad͡ʒ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ɐ.ðnɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

(botany) adnation (adhesion of different floral verticils)


aerênquima

(botany) aerenchyma (airy tissue found in the roots of aquatic plants)


agamospermia

(botany) agamospermy (asexual production of embryos and seeds)


artemigem

Artemisia vulgaris
Artemisia vulgaris#Translingual

(botany) mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris, a herb used in cooking)


anemocoria

(botany) anemochory (dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by wind)


clematite

From Latin clēmatidem (by confusion with Latin nouns in -tis with stems in -tit-), from Ancient Greek κληματίς (klēmatís), from κλήμα (klḗma, “vine, branch with vines”).

(botany) clematis (any of the flowering lianas of the genus Clematis)


eciosporo

(botany) aeciospore (the binucleate spore of a rust fungus)


estoma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma).

bor+

(botany) stoma (tiny pore in the epidermis of a leaf)


antela

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνθήλη (anthḗlē).

lbor

(botany) anthela (a cymose corymb with the lateral flowers higher than the central ones)


rosmaninho

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from an alteration of Latin rosmarīnus (“rosemary”). Compare Catalan romaní.

Lavandula stoechas
Lavandula stoechas#Translingual

(botany) Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas)

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus#Translingual

Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosmarinus officinalis#Translingual

(botany, nonstandard, colloquial) rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)


apogamia

(botany) apogamy (asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud)


deiscência

(botany) dehiscence (opening of an organ by its own means)


carpelo

(botany) carpel (structural unit of a pistil)


-andro

pt-adj

-andro (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -andra, masculine plural -andros, feminine plural -andras)

-andra (feminine)
-andros (masculine plural)
-andras (feminine plural)

(botany) -androus (having the prefixed number of stamens)


alelopatia

(botany, ecology) allelopathy (release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants)


alelopaticamente

(botany, ecology, rare) allelopathically (by allelopathy)


alelopático

alelopático (feminine alelopática, masculine plural alelopáticos, feminine plural alelopáticas)

alelopática (feminine)
alelopáticos (masculine plural)
alelopáticas (feminine plural)

(botany, ecology) allelopathic (relating to allelopathy)


algológico

algológico (feminine algológica, masculine plural algológicos, feminine plural algológicas)

algológica (feminine)
algológicos (masculine plural)
algológicas (feminine plural)

(botany) algological (pertaining to the study of algae)


alógamo

alógamo (feminine alógama, masculine plural alógamos, feminine plural alógamas)

alógama (feminine)
alógamos (masculine plural)
alógamas (feminine plural)

(botany) allogamous (characterised by allogamy)


amarantáceo

amarantáceo (feminine amarantácea, masculine plural amarantáceos, feminine plural amarantáceas)

amarantácea (feminine)
amarantáceos (masculine plural)
amarantáceas (feminine plural)

From amaranto (“amaranth”) + -áceo (“-aceous”).

affix

(botany) amarantaceous (pertaining to or resembling the family Amaranthaceae of plants)


amarilidácea

(botany) amaryllid (any plant of the family Amaryllidaceae)


amentiforme

pt-adj

amentiforme m or f (plural amentiformes)

(botany) amentiform (shaped like a catkin)


amplectante

amplectante m or f (plural amplectantes)

(botany) amplectant (that clasps a support)


amplexicaule

amplexicaule m or f (plural amplexicaules)

(botany, of leaves) amplexicaul (having lobes that completely surround the stem)


ampuláceo

ampuláceo (feminine ampulácea, masculine plural ampuláceos, feminine plural ampuláceas)

ampulácea (feminine)
ampuláceos (masculine plural)
ampuláceas (feminine plural)

(botany) ampullaceous (shaped like a swollen bottle)


androgénese

(botany) androgenesis (fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus)


androgenético

androgenético (feminine androgenética, masculine plural androgenéticos, feminine plural androgenéticas)

androgenética (feminine)
androgenéticos (masculine plural)
androgenéticas (feminine plural)


androginóforo

(botany) androgynophore (stalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower)


andropogónea

(botany) andropogon (any member of the grass genus Andropogon)


andróforo

(botany) androphore (support or column on which stamens are raised)


anficarpia

(botany) amphicarpy (production by a plant of only some diaspores beneath the soil)


anfiestomático

anfiestomático (feminine anfiestomática, masculine plural anfiestomáticos, feminine plural anfiestomáticas)

anfiestomática (feminine)
anfiestomáticos (masculine plural)
anfiestomáticas (feminine plural)

(botany, of a leaf) amphistomatic (having stomata on both sides)


anfítropo

anfítropo (feminine anfítropa, masculine plural anfítropos, feminine plural anfítropas)

anfítropa (feminine)
anfítropos (masculine plural)
anfítropas (feminine plural)

(botany) amphitropal (having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side)


anádromo

anádromo (feminine anádroma, masculine plural anádromos, feminine plural anádromas)

anádroma (feminine)
anádromos (masculine plural)
anádromas (feminine plural)

(botany, of a fern) anadromous (in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond)


anátropo

anátropo (feminine anátropa, masculine plural anátropos, feminine plural anátropas)

anátropa (feminine)
anátropos (masculine plural)
anátropas (feminine plural)

(botany, of an ovule) anatropous (having an inverted nucleus)


bienal

(botany) a plant whose lifespan lasts two years


epífita

(botany) epiphyte (plant that grows on another)


-andria

pt-noun

-andria f (noun-forming suffix, plural -andrias)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ανδρία (-andría).

bor+

(botany) -andry (relating to the stamen)


anemócoro

pt-adj

anemócoro (feminine anemócora, masculine plural anemócoros, feminine plural anemócoras)

anemócora (feminine)
anemócoros (masculine plural)
anemócoras (feminine plural)

(botany) anemochorous (adapted for dispersal via wind)


anemófilo

anemófilo (feminine anemófila, masculine plural anemófilos, feminine plural anemófilas)

anemófila (feminine)
anemófilos (masculine plural)
anemófilas (feminine plural)

(botany) anemophilous (pollinated by the wind)


anisofilia

(botany) anisophylly (growth of pairs of different-sized leaves)


anisófilo

anisófilo (feminine anisófila, masculine plural anisófilos, feminine plural anisófilas)

anisófila (feminine)
anisófilos (masculine plural)
anisófilas (feminine plural)

(botany) anisophyllous (having unequal leaves)


anonáceo

anonáceo (feminine anonácea, masculine plural anonáceos, feminine plural anonáceas)

anonácea (feminine)
anonáceos (masculine plural)
anonáceas (feminine plural)

(botany) annonaceous (pertaining to the Annonaceae family)


antepétalo

antepétalo (feminine antepétala, masculine plural antepétalos, feminine plural antepétalas)

antepétala (feminine)
antepétalos (masculine plural)
antepétalas (feminine plural)

(botany, of a stamen) antepetalous (aligned with the petal)


anteridial

(botany) antheridial (of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium)


anterozoide

[ɐ̃.tɨ.ɾɔˈzɔj.ðɨ]

(botany) antherozoid (mobile male reproductive body in the antheridia of cryptogams)


anterídio

(botany) antheridium (bryophyte organ that produces male gametes)


anterífero

anterífero (feminine anterífera, masculine plural anteríferos, feminine plural anteríferas)

anterífera (feminine)
anteríferos (masculine plural)
anteríferas (feminine plural)

(botany) antheriferous (supporting anthers)


antese

(botany) anthesis (the event of a flower opening)


antessépalo

antessépalo (feminine antessépala, masculine plural antessépalos, feminine plural antessépalas)

antessépala (feminine)
antessépalos (masculine plural)
antessépalas (feminine plural)

(botany, of a stamen) antesepalous (in equal number to and aligned with the sepals)


anti-herbívoros

(botany) antiherbivore (serving to repel herbivores)


antracnose

(phytopathology) anthracnose (any of several fungal plant diseases)


antítropo

antítropo (feminine antítropa, masculine plural antítropos, feminine plural antítropas)

antítropa (feminine)
antítropos (masculine plural)
antítropas (feminine plural)

(botany) antitropous (displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy)


antódio

[ɐ̃ˈtɔ.d͡ʒɪ.u]

[ɐ̃ˈtɔ.d͡ʒɪ.u]

[ɐ̃ˈtɔ.d͡ʒɪ.o]

(botany) anthodium (the inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head)


antófita

(botany) anthophyte (any angiosperm or related extinct plants)


antóforo

(botany) anthophore (the stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla)


apétalo

apétalo (feminine apétala, masculine plural apétalos, feminine plural apétalas)

apétala (feminine)
apétalos (masculine plural)
apétalas (feminine plural)

From New Latin āpetalus. By surface analysis, a- + pétala + -o.


florescência

(botany) anthesis; blooming; flowering (the event of a flower opening)


joão

joãos (plural)
joões (plural)
joães (plural)

From João, a common Portuguese male given name, equivalent to John.

(Brazil, botany) Pouteria ramiflora (large Brazilian tree)


apiculado

apiculado (feminine apiculada, masculine plural apiculados, feminine plural apiculadas)

apiculada (feminine)
apiculados (masculine plural)
apiculadas (feminine plural)

(botany, of a leaf) apiculate (having a short, sharply pointed tip)


apocarpo

apocarpo (feminine apocarpa, masculine plural apocarpos, feminine plural apocarpas)

apocarpa (feminine)
apocarpos (masculine plural)
apocarpas (feminine plural)

(botany) apocarpous (having carpels that are not joined)


apocináceo

apocináceo (feminine apocinácea, masculine plural apocináceos, feminine plural apocináceas)

apocinácea (feminine)
apocináceos (masculine plural)
apocináceas (feminine plural)

(botany) apocynaceous (relating or belonging to the Apocynaceae family of plants)


apocárpico

apocárpico (feminine apocárpica, masculine plural apocárpicos, feminine plural apocárpicas)

apocárpica (feminine)
apocárpicos (masculine plural)
apocárpicas (feminine plural)


apogeotrópico

apogeotrópico (feminine apogeotrópica, masculine plural apogeotrópicos, feminine plural apogeotrópicas)

apogeotrópica (feminine)
apogeotrópicos (masculine plural)
apogeotrópicas (feminine plural)

(botany) apogeotropic (bending away from the ground)


apogâmico

apogâmico (feminine apogâmica, masculine plural apogâmicos, feminine plural apogâmicas)

apogâmica (feminine)
apogâmicos (masculine plural)
apogâmicas (feminine plural)

(botany) apogamic (of or relating to apogamy)


apomiticamente

(botany) apomictically (by means of apomixis)


apomixia

(botany) apomixis (plant reproduction without fertilisation, meiosis or the production of gametes)


apomíctico

apomíctico (feminine apomíctica, masculine plural apomícticos, feminine plural apomícticas)

apomíctica (feminine)
apomícticos (masculine plural)
apomícticas (feminine plural)

(botany) apomictic (of or relating to apomixis)


apoplasto

(botany) apoplast (the space outside of a plant’s plasma membrane)


apoplástico

apoplástico (feminine apoplástica, masculine plural apoplásticos, feminine plural apoplásticas)

apoplástica (feminine)
apoplásticos (masculine plural)
apoplásticas (feminine plural)

(botany) apoplastic (of or relating to an apoplast)


apotecial

(lichenology) apothecial (relating to the apothecium)


apotécio

(lichenology) apothecium (the ascigerous fructification of lichens)


araucário

araucário (feminine araucária, masculine plural araucários, feminine plural araucárias)

araucária (feminine)
araucários (masculine plural)
araucárias (feminine plural)

(botany) araucarian (relating to, or of the nature of, the Araucaria)


araucariano

araucariano (feminine araucariana, masculine plural araucarianos, feminine plural araucarianas)

araucariana (feminine)
araucarianos (masculine plural)
araucarianas (feminine plural)


arquegónio

(botany) archegonium (multicellular reproductive structure in certain plants)


arborescer

pt-verb

arborescer (first-person singular present arboresço, first-person singular preterite arboresci, past participle arborescido)

arboresço (first-person present singular)
arboresci (first-person preterite singular)
arborescido (participle past)
arborescer (impersonal infinitive)
arborescer (first-person infinitive singular)
arboresceres (infinitive second-person singular)
arborescer (infinitive singular third-person)
arborescermos (first-person infinitive plural)
arborescerdes (infinitive plural second-person)
arborescerem (infinitive plural third-person)
arborescendo (gerund)
arborescido (masculine participle past singular)
arborescidos (masculine participle past plural)
arborescida (feminine participle past singular)
arborescidas (feminine participle past plural)
arboresço (first-person indicative present singular)
arboresces (indicative present second-person singular)
arboresce (indicative present singular third-person)
arborescemos (first-person indicative plural present)
arboresceis (indicative plural present second-person)
arborescem (indicative plural present third-person)
arborescia (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
arborescias (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
arborescia (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
arborescíamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
arborescíeis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
arboresciam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
arboresci (first-person indicative preterite singular)
arboresceste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
arboresceu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
arborescemos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
arborescestes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
arboresceram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
arborescera (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
arboresceras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
arborescera (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
arborescêramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
arborescêreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
arboresceram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
arborescerei (first-person future indicative singular)
arborescerás (future indicative second-person singular)
arborescerá (future indicative singular third-person)
arboresceremos (first-person future indicative plural)
arborescereis (future indicative plural second-person)
arborescerão (future indicative plural third-person)
arboresceria (conditional first-person singular)
arborescerias (conditional second-person singular)
arboresceria (conditional singular third-person)
arboresceríamos (conditional first-person plural)
arboresceríeis (conditional plural second-person)
arboresceriam (conditional plural third-person)
arboresça (first-person present singular subjunctive)
arboresças (present second-person singular subjunctive)
arboresça (present singular subjunctive third-person)
arboresçamos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
arboresçais (plural present second-person subjunctive)
arboresçam (plural present subjunctive third-person)
arborescesse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
arborescesses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
arborescesse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
arborescêssemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
arborescêsseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
arborescessem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
arborescer (first-person future singular subjunctive)
arboresceres (future second-person singular subjunctive)
arborescer (future singular subjunctive third-person)
arborescermos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
arborescerdes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
arborescerem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
arboresce (imperative second-person singular)
arboresça (imperative singular third-person)
arboresçamos (first-person imperative plural)
arborescei (imperative plural second-person)
arboresçam (imperative plural third-person)
não arboresças (imperative negative second-person singular)
não arboresça (imperative negative singular third-person)
não arboresçamos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não arboresçais (imperative negative plural second-person)
não arboresçam (imperative negative plural third-person)

[ɐɾ.βu.ɾɨʃˈseɾ]

/ɐɾ.bu.ɾɨˈʃeɾ/

[ɐɾ.βu.ɾɨˈʃeɾ]

[ɐɾ.βu.ɾɨʃˈseɾ]

/ɐɾ.bu.ɾɨˈʃeɾ/

[ɐɾ.βu.ɾɨˈʃeɾ]

[ɐɾ.βu.ɾɨˈʃe.ɾi]

(botany) to arboresce (to grow into a tree)


arbúsculo

(botany) arbuscle (a plant midway between a shrub and a tree)


arcuado

pt-adj

arcuado (feminine arcuada, masculine plural arcuados, feminine plural arcuadas)

arcuada (feminine)
arcuados (masculine plural)
arcuadas (feminine plural)

(chiefly botany and anatomy) arcuate (curved into the shape of a bow)


arilódio

(botany) arillode (a structure resembling an aril)


aristado

aristado (feminine aristada, masculine plural aristados, feminine plural aristadas)

aristada (feminine)
aristados (masculine plural)
aristadas (feminine plural)

(botany, of leaves) aristate (having a long bristle at its apex)


aristulado

aristulado (feminine aristulada, masculine plural aristulados, feminine plural aristuladas)

aristulada (feminine)
aristulados (masculine plural)
aristuladas (feminine plural)

(botany) aristulate (having a short beard or awn)


arquegonial

arquegonial m or f (plural arquegoniais)

(botany) archegonial (relating to the archegonium)


aráceo

aráceo (feminine arácea, masculine plural aráceos, feminine plural aráceas)

arácea (feminine)
aráceos (masculine plural)
aráceas (feminine plural)

(botany) araceous (of or relating to the Araceae family of plants)


arundináceo

arundináceo (feminine arundinácea, masculine plural arundináceos, feminine plural arundináceas)

arundinácea (feminine)
arundináceos (masculine plural)
arundináceas (feminine plural)

(botany) arundinaceous (of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane)


artrosporo

(botany, mycology) arthrospore (a sporelike cell produced by some fungi, algae and bacteria)


êrvedo

From Vulgar Latin *erbitus, from Latin arbutus (“strawberry tree”).

Arbutus unedo
Arbutus unedo#Translingual

(botany) strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo, a small, fruit-bearing tree of Europe)


lúcia

(botany) a plant of genus Lucya, family Rubiaceae


hidraste

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Hydrastis canadensis
Wikispecies:Hydrastis canadensis

(botany) goldenseal (a herb, Hydrastis canadensis)


unha-de-gato

(botany) catsfoot, cudweed (common name given to various plants)


granadilha

/ɡɾɐ.nɐˈdi.ʎɐ/

[ɡɾɐ.nɐˈði.ʎɐ]

Passiflora ligularis
Wikispecies:Passiflora ligularis

(botany) granadilla (a sweet type of maracuja, Passiflora ligularis)


perianto

Ultimately from New Latin perianthium, probably via French périanthe. By surface analysis, peri- + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).


chila

Cucurbita ficifolia
Cucurbita ficifolia#Translingual

(botany) Cucurbita ficifolia (a type of squash)


bráctea

(botany) bract (leaf associated with a flower or cone)


crassuláceo

pt-adj

crassuláceo (feminine crassulácea, masculine plural crassuláceos, feminine plural crassuláceas)

crassulácea (feminine)
crassuláceos (masculine plural)
crassuláceas (feminine plural)

(botany) crassulacean (of or relating to the family Crassulaceae)


sâmara

(botany) samara (winged indehiscent fruit of certain trees)


catáfilo

(botany) cataphyll (a leaf that fulfils protective or storage functions)


bractéola

(botany) bracteole (a bract subtending an inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract)


cotilédone

(botany) cotyledon (leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant)


ramulária

(phytopathology) ramularia (plant disease caused by Ramularia fungi)


conivência

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnīventia.

(botany) convergence (approximation, at the apex, of plant structures that remain free at the base)


jurema

Borrowed from Old Tupi yu'rema (“juicy hawthorn”).

bor+

(botany) (Pithecellobium tortum) South American tree, from the Legume family, with a tortuous trunk and branches and dark pods


despontar

pt-verb

despontar (first-person singular present desponto, first-person singular preterite despontei, past participle despontado)

desponto (first-person present singular)
despontei (first-person preterite singular)
despontado (participle past)
despontar (impersonal infinitive)
despontar (first-person infinitive singular)
despontares (infinitive second-person singular)
despontar (infinitive singular third-person)
despontarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
despontardes (infinitive plural second-person)
despontarem (infinitive plural third-person)
despontando (gerund)
despontado (masculine participle past singular)
despontados (masculine participle past plural)
despontada (feminine participle past singular)
despontadas (feminine participle past plural)
desponto (first-person indicative present singular)
despontas (indicative present second-person singular)
desponta (indicative present singular third-person)
despontamos (first-person indicative plural present)
despontais (indicative plural present second-person)
despontam (indicative plural present third-person)
despontava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
despontavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
despontava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
despontávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
despontáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
despontavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
despontei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
despontaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
despontou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
despontamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
despontámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
despontastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
despontaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
despontara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
despontaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
despontara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
despontáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
despontáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
despontaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
despontarei (first-person future indicative singular)
despontarás (future indicative second-person singular)
despontará (future indicative singular third-person)
despontaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
despontareis (future indicative plural second-person)
despontarão (future indicative plural third-person)
despontaria (conditional first-person singular)
despontarias (conditional second-person singular)
despontaria (conditional singular third-person)
despontaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
despontaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
despontariam (conditional plural third-person)
desponte (first-person present singular subjunctive)
despontes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
desponte (present singular subjunctive third-person)
despontemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
desponteis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
despontem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
despontasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
despontasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
despontasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
despontássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
despontásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
despontassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
despontar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
despontares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
despontar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
despontarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
despontardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
despontarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
desponta (imperative second-person singular)
desponte (imperative singular third-person)
despontemos (first-person imperative plural)
despontai (imperative plural second-person)
despontem (imperative plural third-person)
não despontes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não desponte (imperative negative singular third-person)
não despontemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não desponteis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não despontem (imperative negative plural third-person)


umbelífera

(botany) umbellifer (any plant of the family Apiaceae/Umbelliferae)


umbelífero

pt-adj

umbelífero (feminine umbelífera, masculine plural umbelíferos, feminine plural umbelíferas)

umbelífera (feminine)
umbelíferos (masculine plural)
umbelíferas (feminine plural)

(botany) umbelliferous (pertaining to a member of the family Umbelliferae)


denteado

denteado (feminine denteada, masculine plural denteados, feminine plural denteadas)

denteada (feminine)
denteados (masculine plural)
denteadas (feminine plural)

(botany, of a leaf) dentate (having an edge with symmetrical tooth-like projections)


rastejante

/ʁɐʃ.tɨˈʒɐ̃.tɨ/

From rastejar (“to crawl; to creep”) + -ante.

(botany) creeping (growing along a surface rather than upwards)


gramínea

(botany) a grass (plant of the family Poaceae)


bacuri

(Brazil, botany) a large tree, of species Platonia insignis, found in the Amazon Rainforest than can reach up to 40 meters in height


pruína

(botany) bloom (very thin layer of wax that covers certain branches, leaves and especially fruits, giving them a whitish appearance, as is the case with grapes or plums)


xerófilo

xerófilo (feminine xerófila, masculine plural xerófilos, feminine plural xerófilas)

xerófila (feminine)
xerófilos (masculine plural)
xerófilas (feminine plural)


melindre

(botany) asparagus (plant of the genus Asparagus)


líber

Borrowed from Latin liber (“inner bark”).


fóvea

Learned borrowing from Latin fovea (“ditch, pit”). Doublet of fojo.

lbor

(botany) fovea (excavation at the base of the leaves, located below the ligule in the inner part of the sheath, in plants of the genus Isoetes)

(botany) fovea (small cavity in a plant organ)


pâmpano

From Latin pampinus, possibly by way of Spanish pámpano; compare Galician pampo, showing inherited loss of intervocalic 'n'. Compare also Sicilian pàmpina.

(botany) shoot or stem of a vine with leaves


epífito

(botany) epiphyte (plant that grows on another)


epífito

pt-adj

epífito (feminine epífita, masculine plural epífitos, feminine plural epífitas)

epífita (feminine)
epífitos (masculine plural)
epífitas (feminine plural)


exina

(botany) exine (the outer layer of a pollen grain or spore)


esporão

[is.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[is.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[iʃ.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[eʃ.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[es.poˈɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(botany) outgrowth of tissue on plant organs

spur
outgrowth of tissue on plant organs


capixaba

Borrowed from Old Tupi capixaba (“corn hair”). It may refer to the impression that native peoples had of blonde Europeans, or to the corn plantations near Vitória.
The term originally referred to natives of Vitória only, but the sense later expanded to mean natives of the whole state.

bor+

(Brazil, botany) Sebastiana brasiliensis, a plant pertaining to the Euphorbiaceae family


invólucro

(botany) bracts or floral leaves around a flower's base


catapúcia

(botany) any of several plants of the Euphorbia genus, which have purgative seeds


carrapicho

(botany) any plant of the Acanthospermum genus

any plant of the Acanthospermum genus
the seed of that plant

any plant of the Acanthospermum genus
the fruit of that plant


bilobado

pt-adj

bilobado (feminine bilobada, masculine plural bilobados, feminine plural bilobadas)

bilobada (feminine)
bilobados (masculine plural)
bilobadas (feminine plural)


ubá

(botany) Gynerium sagittatum, a tall grass of South America


malvácea

(botany) any plant of the family Malvaceae


malváceo

malváceo (feminine malvácea, masculine plural malváceos, feminine plural malváceas)

malvácea (feminine)
malváceos (masculine plural)
malváceas (feminine plural)

(botany) malvaceous (belonging or relating to the family Malvaceae)


bunho

From Latin *budinum, from buda or budae.

(botany) Schoenoplectus lacustris (lakeshore bulrush, common club-rush)

(botany) Typha domingensis (southern cattail, cumbungi)


piriri

(botany) Mabea piriri, a plant of the Euphorbiaceae family found from Costa Rica to Brazil

(botany) Senna bicapsularis, a plant of the Fabaceae family found in Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, and the West Indies


pedrado

Past participle of pedrar. Meaning "high on drugs" probably a semantic loan from English stoned.

(botany) fungal disease that affects fruit trees, causing the fruits to become blemished and deformed


crucífero

crucífero (feminine crucífera, masculine plural crucíferos, feminine plural crucíferas)

crucífera (feminine)
crucíferos (masculine plural)
crucíferas (feminine plural)

(botany) cruciferous (that belongs to the Crucifera family)

(botany) cruciferous (said of the cruciform corolla)


jenipapeiro

(botany) Genipa americana, a tree native to the American continent


trombeta-chinesa

pt-noun

trombeta-chinesa f (plural trombetas-chinesas)

Chinese trumpet vine
Chinese trumpet vine

Campsis grandiflora
Campsis grandiflora#Translingual

(botany) Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora)


saracura

(botany) a plant of the Bignoniaceae family


angiospérmico

pt-adj

angiospérmico (feminine angiospérmica, masculine plural angiospérmicos, feminine plural angiospérmicas)

angiospérmica (feminine)
angiospérmicos (masculine plural)
angiospérmicas (feminine plural)


intina

(botany) intine (the innermost wall of a spore or pollen grain)


mirindiba-bagre

pt-noun

mirindiba-bagre f (plural mirindiba-bagres)

Lafoensia glyptocarpa
Lafoensia glyptocarpa

(botany) Lafoensia glyptocarpa, a plant native to the southeastern Atlantic Forest in Brazil


aciculifoliado

pt-adj

aciculifoliado (feminine aciculifoliada, masculine plural aciculifoliados, feminine plural aciculifoliadas)

aciculifoliada (feminine)
aciculifoliados (masculine plural)
aciculifoliadas (feminine plural)

From Latin acicul (“needle”) + Latin folia (“leave”) + ado

(botany) characteristic of plants whose leaves are thin and pointed like needles.


bétele

→ Dutch: betel

→ English: betel

→ French: bétel
→ Romanian: betel

→ Italian: betel

→ Polish: betel

Borrowed from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila) / Tamil வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai).


ababangai

[ɐ.βɐ.βɐ̃ˈɡaj]

Borrowed from Malay ababangay. First attested in 1871.

ref

José Pedro Machado (1995) “Ababangai”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), volume I, number 7, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, page 23

(botany) midnight horror (Oroxylon indicum)


felema

From Ancient Greek φελλός (phellós, “cork”).


narciso-das-areias

pt-noun

narciso-das-areias m (plural narcisos-das-areias)

(botany) bulbous herbaceous plant (Pancratium maritimum), from the Amarylidaceae family, glabrous, with linear leaves, sessile or pedicellate white flowers, native to the Mediterranean.


formosa-de-um-dia

formosa-de-um-dia f (plural formosas-de-um-dia)

(botany) Herbaceous perennial plant (Hemerocallis fulva) from the liliaceae family, native to Asia, with lance-shaped leaves and orange-red flowers that last just one day each.


glandífero

pt-adj

glandífero (feminine glandífera, masculine plural glandíferos, feminine plural glandíferas)

glandífera (feminine)
glandíferos (masculine plural)
glandíferas (feminine plural)


três-marias

/ˈtɾeʒ mɐˈɾi.ɐʃ/

(Brazil, botany) the name given to various nictaginaceous climbing plants of the genus Bougainvillea, especially Bougainvillea spectabilis, native to America, cultivated in temperate regions as ornamentals for their large bracts of varying colors, especially violet or pink.


perenifólio

perenifólio (feminine perenifólia, masculine plural perenifólios, feminine plural perenifólias)

perenifólia (feminine)
perenifólios (masculine plural)
perenifólias (feminine plural)

From Latin perennis (“perennial”) + -fólio. Compare Catalan perennifoli.


lenho

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lenho, from Latin lignum.


dentilária

(botany) (Plumbago europaea) a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Plumbaginaceae family


austrália

(botany) Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)


mururé

(botany) a type of tree from the moraceae family whose flowers have globe-shaped receptacles


palmatipartido

pt-adj

palmatipartido (feminine palmatipartida, masculine plural palmatipartidos, feminine plural palmatipartidas)

palmatipartida (feminine)
palmatipartidos (masculine plural)
palmatipartidas (feminine plural)

From Latin palmātus + partītus, past participle of partīre.

(botany) palmatipartite (it is said of the leaf that, being palminerve, presents indentations that reach the vicinity of the petiolar point)


cururu

(Brazil, botany) climbing plant of the sapindaceae family with poisonous juice

(Brazil, botany) fruit of this plant used by the indigenous people to poison their arrows

(Brazil, botany) Tree (Dialium guianense) of the legume family, native to the Guianas and Brazil, with reddish, hard wood


língua-de-ovelha

pt-noun

língua-de-ovelha f (plural língua-de-ovelhas)

[ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ ð‿ɔˈvɐ(j).ʎɐ]

[ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ ð‿ɔˈvɐ(j).ʎɐ]

/ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ d‿ɔˈbe.ʎɐ/

[ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ ð‿ɔˈβe.ʎɐ]

/ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ d‿ɔˈve.ʎɐ/

[ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ ð‿ɔˈve.ʎɐ]

/ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ d‿ɔˈve.ʎɐ/

[ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ ð‿ɔˈve.ʎɐ]

Compound of língua + de + ovelha. Literally, “sheep tongue”.

Plantago lanceolata
Plantago lanceolata#Translingual


góji

Borrowed from English goji, from Mandarin 枸杞 (gǒuqǐ)

common name, extended to the small red berries produced by two Asian plants (Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense), of the Solanaceae family, which are eaten dried and raw and are highly valued for their supposed nutritional and antioxidant qualities

(botany) common designation, extensive to either of these two plants


maniçoba

(botany) common name, extended to different plants of the Euphorbiaceae family, mainly of the Manihot genus, which are part of the Brazilian flora

(botany) Manihot glaziovii (large tree that exudes latex used in the production of inferior quality rubber)


síliqua

(botany) siliqua (variety of bicarpellate capsule (fruit), with two locules separated by a false septum)


marufo

(botany) red grape vine variety that has a large, orbicular, three-lobed adult leaf, a large, conical bunch and a somewhat flattened berry, with a bluish hue


ciriguela

Spondias purpurea
the fruit of that tree


pau de arara

[ˈpaʊ̯ d͡ʒi aˈɾa.ɾɐ]

[ˈpaʊ̯ d͡ʒi aˈɾa.ɾɐ]

[ˈpaw ð‿ɐˈɾa.ɾɐ]

(botany) Parkia platycephala, a tree in the family Fabaceae native to Brazil

(botany) Salvertia convallariaeodora, a tree native to Brazil


gloxínia

Learned borrowing from New Latin Gloxinia.


espada-de-são-jorge

pt-noun

espada-de-são-jorge f (plural espadas-de-são-jorge)

[isˌpa.dɐ.d͡ʒiˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈʒɔɦ.ʒi]

[esˌpa.dɐ.d͡ʒiˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈʒɔɦ.ʒi]

[isˌpa.dɐ.d͡ʒiˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈʒɔɦ.ʒi]

[esˌpa.dɐ.d͡ʒiˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈʒɔɦ.ʒi]

[isˌpa.dɐ.d͡ʒiˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈʒɔɾ.ʒi]

[esˌpa.dɐ.d͡ʒiˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈʒɔɾ.ʒi]

/iʃˌpa.dɐ.d͡ʒiˌsɐ̃w̃ˈʒɔʁ.ʒi/

[iʃˌpa.dɐ.d͡ʒiˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈʒɔʁ.ʒi]

/eʃˌpa.dɐ.d͡ʒiˌsɐ̃w̃ˈʒɔʁ.ʒi/

[eʃˌpa.dɐ.d͡ʒiˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈʒɔʁ.ʒi]

/(i)ʃˌpa.dɐ.dɨˌsɐ̃w̃ˈʒɔɾ.ʒɨ/

[(i)ʃˌpa.ðɐ.ðɨˌsɐ̃w̃ˈʒɔɾ.ʒɨ]

Dracaena trifasciata
Dracaena trifasciata#Translingual

(botany) snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata)


heterosporado

pt-adj

heterosporado (feminine heterosporada, masculine plural heterosporados, feminine plural heterosporadas)

heterosporada (feminine)
heterosporados (masculine plural)
heterosporadas (feminine plural)

As plantas do gênero Selaginella são pteridófitas heterosporadas.
Plants of the genus Selaginella are heterosporous pteridophytes.


tubo polínico

pt-noun

tubo polínico m (plural tubos polínicos)


hercogamia

/ˌɛɾ.kɔ.ɡɐˈmi.ɐ/

[ˌɛɾ.kɔ.ɣɐˈmi.ɐ]

From Ancient Greek ἕρκος (hérkos) + -gamia.


ornitofilia

(botany) ornithophily (pollination by birds)


quiropterofilia

From quiroptero- + -filia. See quiróptero.

(botany) chiropterophilia (pollination by bats)


vassoura-de-bruxa

vassoura-de-bruxa f (plural vassoura-de-bruxas)

[bɐˌsow.ɾɐ.ðɨˈβɾu.ʃɐ]

[vɐˌso.ɾɐ.ðɨˈβɾu.ʃɐ]

(phytopathology) witch's broom (a disease or deformity in a woody plant)


coração-de-boi

coração-de-boi m (plural corações-de-boi)

[ko.ɾaˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈboɪ̯]

[ko.ɾaˌsɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈboɪ̯]

From coração (“heart”) + de (“of”) + boi (“ox”).

af

(Portugal, botany) beefsteak tomato; oxheart tomato

(Brazil, botany) a type of mango (shaped like an ox heart)

Annona reticulata
Annona reticulata#Translingual

(Brazil, botany) (Annona reticulata) ox heart; bullock's heart


couve-coração-de-boi

pt-noun

couve-coração-de-boi m (plural couves-coração-de-boi or couves-corações-de-boi)

couves-coração-de-boi (plural)
couves-corações-de-boi (plural)

From couve (“cabbage”) + coração (“heart”) + de (“of”) + boi (“ox”).


oiti

Moquilea tomentosa
Moquilea tomentosa#Translingual

(botany) the plant Moquilea tomentosa, especially found in the Northeast Region of Brazil.

(botany, popular) the fruit of the plant Moquilea tomentosa


logânia

Borrowed from New Latin Logania, after the botanist James Logan.

(botany) logania (a plant genus native to Australia and New Zealand)


bons-dias

/ˌbõʒˈd͡ʒi.ɐʃ/

/ˌbõʒˈdi.ɐʃ/

[ˌbõʒˈði.ɐʃ]

Calystegia sepium
Calystegia sepium#Translingual

(botany) hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)

Mirabilis jalapa
Mirabilis jalapa#Translingual

(botany) garden four o'clock (Mirabilis jalapa)


boas-noites

(botany) beauty-of-the-night (Mirabilis jalapa)

Catharanthus roseus
Catharanthus roseus#Translingual

(botany) rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)


boas-tardes

[ˌbo.ɐʃˈtaɾ.ðɨʃ]

[ˌbo.ɐʃˈtaɾ.ðɨʃ]

From boas (“good”) and tardes (“afternoons”): "good nights".


uva-de-gato

From uva (“grape”) + de (“of”) + gato (“cat”).


uva-de-cão

[ˌu.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌu.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌu.vɐ.ðɨˈkɐ̃w̃]

[ˌu.vɐ.ðɨˈkɐ̃w̃]

[ˌu.βɐ.ðɨˈkɐ̃w̃]

From uva (“grape”) + de (“of”) + cão (“dog”).
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]

Solanum dulcamara
Solanum dulcamara#Translingual

(botany) (Solanum dulcamara) bittersweet

(botany) (Dioscorea communis) black bryony


erva-de-cão

/ˌɛʁ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃w̃/

[ˌɛɦ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˌɛʁ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃w̃/

[ˌɛɦ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˌɛɾ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃w̃/

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˌɛʁ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃w̃/

[ˌɛʁ.vɐ.d͡ʒiˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

[ˌɛɻ.va.deˈkɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

/ˌɛɾ.vɐ.dɨˈkɐ̃w̃/

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðɨˈkɐ̃w̃]

/ˌɛɾ.vɐ.dɨˈkɐ̃w̃/

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðɨˈkɐ̃w̃]

/ˌɛɾ.bɐ.dɨˈkɐ̃w̃/

[ˌɛɾ.βɐ.ðɨˈkɐ̃w̃]

From erva (“herb”) + de (“of”) + cão (“dog”).
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vide-da-índia

From vide (“vine”) + da (“of”) + Índia (“India”).


vide-da-judeia

pt-noun

vide-da-judeia f (plural vides-da-judeia)

[ˌvi.ðɨ.ðɐ.ʒuˈðɐj.ɐ]

[ˌvi.ðɨ.ðɐ.ʒuˈðɐj.ɐ]

From vide (“vine”) + da (“of”) + Judeia (“Judea”).

af

(botany) bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara)


vinha-da-judeia

pt-noun

vinha-da-judeia f (plural vinhas-da-judeia)

[ˌvi.ɲɐ.ðɐ.ʒuˈðɐj.ɐ]

[ˌvi.ɲɐ.ðɐ.ʒuˈðɐj.ɐ]

From vinha (“vine”) + da (“of”) + Judeia (“Judea”).


pão-de-pássaros

pt-noun

pão-de-pássaros m (plural pães-de-pássaros)

From pão (“bread”) + de (“of”) + pássaros (“birds”).


pão-de-passarinho

pt-noun

pão-de-passarinho m (plural pães-de-passarinhos)

From pão (“bread”) + de (“of”) + passarinho (“little bird”).

af

Panicum miliaceum
Panicum miliaceum#Translingual

(botany) proso millet (Panicum miliaceum)


milho-miúdo

(botany) (Panicum miliaceum) proso millet


pão-de-pobre

[ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈpɔ.bɾi]

[ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈpɔ.bɾi]

/ˌpɐ̃w̃.dɨˈpɔ.bɾɨ/

[ˌpɐ̃w̃.dɨˈpɔ.βɾɨ]

From pão (“bread”) + de (“of”) + pobre (“poor”).

Manihot esculenta
Manihot esculenta#Translingual

(Brazil, colloquial, botany) cassava (Manihot esculenta)

(Brazil, colloquial, botany) root of cassava


pau-farinha

pt-noun

pau-farinha m (plural paus-farinhas or paus-farinha)

paus-farinhas (plural)
paus-farinha (plural)

[ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈpɔ.bɾi]

[ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈpɔ.bɾi]

/ˌpɐ̃w̃.dɨˈpɔ.bɾɨ/

[ˌpɐ̃w̃.dɨˈpɔ.βɾɨ]

(Brazil, colloquial, botany) (Manihot esculenta) cassava


pão-de-leite

[ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈleɪ̯.t͡ʃi]

[ˌpɐ̃ʊ̯̃.d͡ʒiˈleɪ̯.t͡ʃi]

From pão (“bread”) + de (“of”) + leite (“milk”).


gestrela

/ʒeʃˈtɾɛ.lɐ/

/ʒɨʃˈtɾɛ.lɐ/


ambrósia

(botany) ambrosia, ragweed (plant of the genus Ambrosia)


fradinho

From frade (“friar”) + -inho (“little”).

Vigna unguiculata
Vigna unguiculata#Translingual

(Brazil, botany) black-eyed pea (Vigna unguiculata)


erva-dos-cantores

pt-noun

erva-dos-cantores f (plural ervas-dos-cantores)

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðuʃ.kɐ̃ˈto.ɾɨʃ]

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðuʃ.kɐ̃ˈto.ɾɨʃ]

[ˌɛɾ.βɐ.ðuʃ.kɐ̃ˈto.ɾɨʃ]

Sisymbrium officinale
Wikispecies:Sisymbrium officinale

(botany) hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale)


rinchão

/ʁĩˈt͡ʃɐ̃w̃/


fruta-de-manteiga

fruta-de-manteiga f (plural frutas-de-manteiga)

From fruta (“fruit”) + de (“of”) + manteiga (“butter”).

af

(Brazil, botany) Pouteria ramiflora (large Brazilian tree)


erva-do-grão-prior

pt-noun

erva-do-grão-prior f (plural ervas-do-grão-prior)

/ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoʁ/

[ˌɛɦ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pɾɪˈoh]

/ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoʁ/

[ˌɛɦ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈpɾjoh]

/ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoʁ/

[ˌɛɦ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pɾɪˈoh]

/ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoʁ/

[ˌɛɦ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈpɾjoh]

/ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɾ/

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pɾɪˈoɾ]

/ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɾ/

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈpɾjoɾ]

/ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoʁ/

[ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pɾɪˈoχ]

/ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoʁ/

[ˌɛʁ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈpɾjoχ]

[ˌɛɻ.va.doˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pɾɪˈoɻ]

/ˌɛɻ.va.doˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɻ/

[ˌɛɻ.va.doˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ˈpɾjoɻ]

/ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɾ/

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɾ]

/ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɾ/

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɾ]

/ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɾ/

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɾ]

/ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɾ/

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɾ]

/ˌɛɾ.bɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɾ/

[ˌɛɾ.βɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈoɾ]

/ˌɛɾ.bɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɾ/

[ˌɛɾ.βɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjoɾ]

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃.pɾiˈo.ɾi]

/ˌɛɾ.vɐ.duˌɡɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjo.ɾi/

[ˌɛɾ.vɐ.ðuˌɣɾɐ̃w̃ˈpɾjo.ɾi]

(Portugal, botany) The first name given to tobacco in Portugal.


menstruço

Dysphania ambrosioides
Dysphania ambrosioides