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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Saussurea, named after Swiss taxonomist and entomologist Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure (1740-1799).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sosˈsu.re.a/
- Rhymes: -urea
- Hyphenation: saus‧sù‧rea
Noun
saussurea f (plural saussuree)
- (botany) any member of the Saussurea taxonomic genus
- (uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Saussurea
Further reading
- saussurea in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana