abelleira

Galician
herba abelleira (Melissa officinalis)
herba abelleira (Ophrys apifera)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Abella (“bee”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aβeˈʎejɾa̝]

Noun

abelleira f (plural abelleiras)

  1. (botany) lemon balm (a herb, Melissa officinalis)
    Synonyms: cidreira, herba cidreira
  2. (botany) bee orchid (a herb, Ophrys apifera)
  3. beehive

Derived terms
  • Abelleiras

References
  • “abelleyra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “abelleira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “abelleira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “abelleira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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