lantana

See also: Lantana, lantānā, and lantāna

English

flowers of Lantana camara (common lantana)

Etymology

translingual Lantana (genus name), from (northern dialect) Italian lantana (“the wayfaring-tree, Viburnum lantana”).

Noun

lantana (plural lantanas)

1. Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
   • 2009 August 13, Anne Raver, “A Tapestry of Color, Unfolding All Year”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The batwings, full of tulips in May, are now abloom with cosmos, angelonia and lantana.

References

• Lantana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lantana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lantana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “lantana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Italian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

lantana f (plural lantane)

1. wayfaring-tree, hoarwithy (plant of species Viburnum lantana)

   Synonym: matallo

Further reading

• lantana in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lanˈtanaʔ/ [lɐnˈta.nɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -anaʔ
• Syllabification: lan‧ta‧na

Noun

lantanà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ)

1. common lantana (Lantana camara)

   Synonyms: kantutay, alagaw-pusa, koronitas, singko-negritos

Further reading

• “lantana” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[2], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “lantana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018