eclipta

See also: Eclipta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Eclipta, from Latin eclīpta, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπτης (ekleíptēs, “forsaker, deserter, abandoner”), from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “to leave out, to pass over”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ĕ-klĭp′-tə, (US) IPA(key): /ɛˈklɪp.tə/
  • enPR: ə-klĭp′-tə, (US) IPA(key): /əˈklɪp.tə/
  • enPR: ĭ-klĭp′-tə, (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈklɪp.tə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪptə

Noun

eclipta (plural ecliptas)

  1. Any asteraceous flowering plant of the genus Eclipta.

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