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English
Etymology
From New Latin , from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون (ʔabū ṭīlūn, “Indian mallow”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
abutilon (plural abutilons)
- Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern. [1]
Translations
any plant of the genus Abutilon
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abutilon”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 11.
- ^ Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “abutilon”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 6.
Anagrams
French
Noun
abutilon m (plural abutilons)
- abutilon
Further reading
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; ultimately from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون (ʔabū ṭīlūn, “Indian mallow”). First attested in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.buˈti.lɔn/
- Rhymes: -ilɔn
- Syllabification: a‧bu‧ti‧lon
Noun
abutilon m inan
- (rare) abutilon
- Synonyms: klonik, zaślaz
1878, Erazm Brzeziński, Tytoń i jego skutki, page 30:Do izby, w któréj ciągle znajdowało się dużo dymu z fajek i cygar, wniesiono wazon z wijącym się roskosznie po swojéj drabnice Abutilonem; wkrótce zaczęły na nim liście więdnieć i opadać.- A vase with a charmingly hung abutilon on its frame was brought into the room that was constantly filled with pipe and cigar smoke; soon the leaves on it started to wilt and fall off.
1879, Ogrodnik Polski, volume 1, number 8, page 190:W kombinacyach z fijołkami dają się też widzieć abutilony, albo też pochwiatka krasolistna (Coleus Verschaffelti ).- In combination with violets abutilons can also be seen, or also coleus (Coleus Verschaffeltii).
2005, “Czas na rozsadę”, in Gazeta Krakowska:Do tej grupy należą przede wszystkim efektowne i pięknie kwitnące rośliny pojemnikowe, takie jak: datury, lantany, abutilony, strączyńce, ołowniki, zaślazy.- Primarily grand potted plants that bloom beautifully belong to this group, such as: daturas, lantanas, abutilons, sennas, leadworts, and velvetleafs.
Declension
Further reading
- abutilon in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego