cuscuta

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See also: Cuscuta

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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cuscuta f (plural cuscutes)

  1. dodder (plant of genus Cuscuta)
    Synonym: cabells d'àngel

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Italian

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈku.sku.ta/
  • Rhymes: -uskuta
  • Hyphenation: cù‧scu‧ta

Noun

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cuscuta f (plural cuscute)

  1. dodder (plant of genus Cuscuta)

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kusˈkuta/ [kusˈku.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -uta
  • Syllabification: cus‧cu‧ta

Noun

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cuscuta f (plural cuscutas)

  1. dodder (plant)

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