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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Scalesia, from English Scales (an error for the surname of William Alexander Stables) + Latin -ia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskaˈlesja/
- Rhymes: -esja
- Syllabification: es‧ca‧le‧sia
Noun
escalesia f (plural escalesias)
- a type of tree found in the Galápagos, in the genus Scalesia
- Synonym: lechoso