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French
Etymology
From translingual Aleurites.
Noun
aleurite f (plural aleurites)
- (botany) candlenut (or similar plant of the genus Aleurites)
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin Aleurites, from Ancient Greek ἀλευρίτης (aleurítēs, “made of wheat flour”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.lewˈri.te/
- Rhymes: -ite
- Hyphenation: a‧leu‧rì‧te
Noun
aleurite f (plural aleuriti)
- candlenut (any plant of the genus Aleurites)
Further reading
- aleurite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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