saussurea

See also: Saussurea

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Saussurea, named after Swiss taxonomist and entomologist Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure (1740-1799).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sosˈsu.re.a/
• Rhymes: -urea
• Hyphenation: saus‧sù‧rea

Noun

saussurea f (plural saussuree)

1. (botany) any member of the Saussurea taxonomic genus
2. (uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Saussurea

Further reading

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