abutilon

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English

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Etymology

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From New Latin [Term?], from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون (ʔabū ṭīlūn, Indian mallow).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abutilon (plural abutilons)

  1. Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern. [First attested in the late 16th century.][1]

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References

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  1. 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.
  2. ^ Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “abutilon”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 6.

Anagrams

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French

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Noun

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abutilon m (plural abutilons)

  1. abutilon

Further reading

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Internationalism; ultimately from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون (ʔabū ṭīlūn, Indian mallow). First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.buˈti.lɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ilɔn
  • Syllabification: a‧bu‧ti‧lon

Noun

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abutilon m inan

  1. (rare) abutilon
    Synonyms: klonik, zaślaz
    • 1878, Erazm Brzeziński, Tytoń i jego skutki[1], 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[2], volume 1, number 8, page 190:
      W kombinacyach z fijołkami dają się też widzieć abutilony, albo też pochwiatka krasolistna (Coleus Verschaffelti [sic]).
      In combination with violets abutilons can also be seen, or also coleus (Coleus Verschaffeltii).
    • 2005, “Czas na rozsadę”, in Gazeta Krakowska[3]:
      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.

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Further reading

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  • abutilon in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego