robinia

See also: Robinia and robinią

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

robinia (plural robinias)

  1. (botany) Any member of the genus Robinia.
    • 2001, Alan Tate, “Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris”, in Great City Parks, London, New York, N.Y.: Spon Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 54, columns 1–2:
      The remarkable feature of the woody planting at Buttes-Chaumont is the ‘profuse use’ of silver-leafed cedars, yellow-leafed robinias and copper-leafed beech trees.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

robinia f (plural robinie)

  1. (botany) Any member of the genus Robinia (falsa acacia)

Polish

robinia

Etymology

Named after French botanist Jean Robin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɔˈbiɲ.ja/
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  • Rhymes: -iɲja
  • Syllabification: ro‧bin‧ia

Noun

robinia f

  1. robinia (any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Robinia in the pea family)
    Synonym: grochodrzew

Declension

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

  • robinia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • robinia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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