Ceterach

/ˈsiːtərɑːk/ noun

Definition

A small fern with pinnate fronds that grows on rocks and walls, known by the scientific name Asplenium ceterach.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, possibly from Arabic origins. The word has been used in European botanical texts since the Middle Ages to refer to this specific fern species.

Kelly Says

Ceterach ferns are tiny but tough—they thrive on dry stone walls where almost nothing else grows, and they were valued in medieval medicine as supposed remedies for spleen problems, which is why they're also called spleenwort.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሴትራች
se-te-ra-ch
ARالعربية
سيتيراخ
si-te-ra-kh
BNবাংলা
সেটেরাখ
se-te-ra-kh
CACatalà
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
CSČeština
ceterach
ce-te-ra-kh
DADansk
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
DEDeutsch
Ceterach
tse-te-rahkh
ELΕλληνικά
ceterach
ce-te-ra-kh
ESEspañol
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
FAفارسی
سيتراخ
si-te-ra-kh
FISuomi
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
FRFrançais
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
GUGU
સેટેરાચ
se-te-ra-ch
HAHA
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
HEעברית
צטרך
ts-te-ra-kh
HIहिन्दी
सेटेराख
se-te-ra-kh
HUMagyar
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
IDBahasa Indonesia
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
IGIG
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
ITItaliano
ceterach
che-te-ra-kh
JA日本語
セテラハ
se-te-ra-ha
KKKK
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
KMKM
សេតេរ៉ាច
se-te-ra-ch
KO한국어
세테라크
se-te-ra-keu
MRMR
सेटेराख
se-te-ra-kh
MSBahasa Melayu
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
MYမြန်မာ
စေတာခ
se-ta-ra-kh
NLNederlands
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
NONorsk
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
PAPA
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
PLPolski
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
PTPortuguês
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
RORomână
ceterach
ce-te-ra-kh
RUРусский
цетерах
tse-te-rahkh
SVSvenska
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
SWKiswahili
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
TAதமிழ்
செட்டெராக்க
chet-te-ra-ak
TEతెలుగు
సెటెరాచ్
se-te-ra-ch
THไทย
เซเทอราค
se-te-ra-kh
TLTL
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
TRTürkçe
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
UKУкраїнська
цетерах
tse-te-rahkh
URاردو
سيتيراخ
si-te-ra-kh
VITiếng Việt
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
YOYO
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh
ZH中文
塞特拉赫
sai-te-la-he
ZUZU
ceterach
se-te-ra-kh

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