Senna

See also: senna and senną

Translingual

Senna alexandrina (Egyptian senna)

Etymology

Arabic سَنَا (sanā).

Proper noun

Senna f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – senna trees.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Caesalpinioideae – subfamily; Cassieae – tribe; Cassiinae – subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Senna alexandrina (Egyptian senna) – type species; Senna alata (candle bush), Senna auriculata (avaram senna), Senna covesii (desert senna), Senna obtusifolia (Chinese senna), Senna occidentalis (coffee senna), Senna siamea (cassod tree), Senna sophera (algarrobilla), Senna tora (sickle senna) – selected other species

References

• Senna (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Senna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Senna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Senna at USDA Plants database

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Senna; this surname is predominantly attested in Brazil, however it is not of Portuguese origin.

Proper noun

Senna (plural Sennas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Senna is the 41100^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 530 individuals. Senna is most common among White (80.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Senna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Annes, Anne's

Italian

Etymology 1

From French Seine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.na/, /ˈsen.na/
• Rhymes: -ɛnna, -enna
• Hyphenation: Sèn‧na, Sén‧na

Proper noun

Senna f

1. Seine, river of France

Etymology 2

From the placenames Senna Comasco and Senna Lodigiana in Lombardy, possibly from the Etruscan personal name 𐌔𐌄𐌌𐌍𐌀 (semna). Also from the noun senna (“cassia tree”).

Proper noun

Senna m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

Portuguese

Proper noun

Senna

1. a surname of Brazilian usage

Descendants

• English: Senna