Catananche

/ˌkætəˈnæŋki/ noun

Definition

A type of flowering plant in the daisy family, with blue or purple flowers, commonly called Cupid's dart.

Etymology

From Greek 'katananche', originally a magic spell or charm, named after the plant because it was supposedly used in love charms and spells.

Kelly Says

This Mediterranean flower gets its scientific name from ancient Greek magic—people literally believed you could use it to cast love spells, which is why it's still called 'Cupid's dart' today.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካታናንች
ka-ta-na-nan-ch
ARالعربية
كاتانانش
kata-nan-sh
BNবাংলা
ক্যাটাণাঞ্চ
ka-ta-na-n-ch
CACatalà
catananche
kata-nan-che
CSČeština
catananche
kata-nan-che
DADansk
catananche
kata-nan-che
DEDeutsch
Catananche
kata-nan-che
ELΕλληνικά
καταναντσε
kata-nan-tse
ESEspañol
catananche
kata-nan-che
FAفارسی
کاتانانچه
kata-nan-che
FISuomi
catananche
kata-nan-che
FRFrançais
catananche
kata-nan-sh
GUGU
કટાનાંચ
ka-ta-na-nch
HAHA
katananche
ka-ta-na-nan-che
HEעברית
קטננץ
kat-nan-t
HIहिन्दी
कटाननचे
kata-nan-che
HUMagyar
catananche
kata-nan-che
IDBahasa Indonesia
catananche
kata-nan-che
IGIG
katananche
ka-ta-na-nan-che
ITItaliano
catananche
kata-nan-che
JA日本語
カタナンチェ
kata-nan-che
KKKK
катананче
kata-nan-che
KMKM
កាតាណានឆ
ka-ta-na-nan-ch
KO한국어
카타난체
kata-nan-che
MRMR
कटाननचे
kata-nan-che
MSBahasa Melayu
catananche
kata-nan-che
MYမြန်မာ
ကာတနန်းချ
ka-ta-nan-che
NLNederlands
catananche
kata-nan-che
NONorsk
catananche
kata-nan-che
PAPA
ਕਟਾਨਨਚ
ka-ta-na-nan-ch
PLPolski
catananche
kata-nan-che
PTPortuguês
catananche
kata-nan-che
RORomână
catananche
kata-nan-che
RUРусский
катана́нче
kata-nan-che
SVSvenska
catananche
kata-nan-che
SWKiswahili
catananche
kata-nan-che
TAதமிழ்
கத்தானன்ச்
kat-taan-an-ch
TEతెలుగు
కటానన్చే
ka-ta-nan-che
THไทย
แคตานานเช
kat-a-nan-che
TLTL
catananche
kata-nan-che
TRTürkçe
catananche
kata-nan-che
UKУкраїнська
катана́нче
kata-nan-che
URاردو
کاتاننچ
kata-nan-ch
VITiếng Việt
catananche
kata-nan-che
YOYO
katananche
ka-ta-na-nan-che
ZH中文
卡塔南切
kǎ-tǎ-nán-qiē
ZUZU
ikatananche
i-ka-ta-na-nan-che

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