Disa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "disa"
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]After Disa, a heroine of Swedish mythology.
Proper noun
[edit]Disa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – orchids, principally of southern Africa.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Orchidaceae – family; Orchidoideae – subfamily; Diseae – tribe; Disinae – subtribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Disa uniflora (red disa) – type species; Disa bracteata, Disa buchenaviana, Disa rutenbergiana, Disa tripetaloides – other species
References
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Disa (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Disa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Disa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse Dísa, short form of names containing the element dís (“minor goddess”). Name of a legendary Swedish queen, revived as a given name since 1788. Later also used as a diminutive of Desirée.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Disa c (genitive Disas)
- a female given name
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån : 1804 females with the given name Disa living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on 8 September 2011.