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Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin cuscūte, cuscūthe, cuscūta, cuscūtha, from Arabic كُشُوث (kušūṯ), from Aramaic כְּשׁוּתָא / ܟܫܽܘܬܳܐ (kəšūṯā), probably from כַּשָׁא / ܟܰܫܳܐ (kašā, “to pile up”) because of the jumbled fashion in which this parasitic plant climbs trees, else from Akkadian 𒃢 (SILA₄, “kasû”), a plant with many small seeds used for spice, fumigation and medicine, just like Cuscuta species.
Pronunciation
Noun
cuscuta f (plural cuscutes)
- dodder (plant of genus Cuscuta)
- Synonym: cabells d'àngel
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Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin cuscūte, cuscūthe, cuscūta, cuscūtha, from Arabic كُشُوث (kušūṯ), from Aramaic כְּשׁוּתָא / ܟܫܽܘܬܳܐ (kəšūṯā), probably from כַּשָׁא / ܟܰܫܳܐ (kašā, “to pile up”) because of the jumbled fashion in which this parasitic plant climbs trees, else from Akkadian 𒃢 (SILA₄, “kasû”), a plant with many small seeds used for spice, fumigation and medicine, just like Cuscuta species.
Pronunciation
Noun
cuscuta f (plural cuscute)
- dodder (plant of genus Cuscuta)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kusˈkuta/
- Rhymes: -uta
- Syllabification: cus‧cu‧ta
Noun
cuscuta f (plural cuscutas)
- dodder (plant)
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