Espeletia

Translingual

Etymology

From Spanish Espeleta (surname, named after José Manuel de Ezpeleta) +‎ -ia, from Basque Ezpeleta, from ezpel (box tree), from Proto-Basque *ez- (tree) +‎ Proto-Basque *bel- (black).

Proper noun

Espeletia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the frailejones or espeletias; certain South American shrubs.

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  • English: espeletia
  • Lithuanian: espeletija
  • Ukrainian: еспле́ція (esplécija), еспле́тія (esplétija)

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