Definition
A genus of small flowering plants in the rose family, native to South America and the South Pacific, with distinctive spiny seed heads.
Etymology
From New Latin, derived from Greek 'akaina' meaning 'prickly' or 'thorny,' referring to the plant's characteristic spiny or prickly fruit and seed structures that help with seed dispersal.
Kelly Says
Acaena plants are nature's hitchhikers—their barbed, spiky seed heads stick to animal fur and clothing so effectively that humans accidentally transported them around the world, making them invasive in places like New Zealand and Europe where they're now a conservation concern.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አካኤና
ah-kah-eh-nah
ARالعربية
أكايينا
akāyīnā
BNবাংলা
আকায়েনা
ah-kah-eh-nah
CACatalà
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
CSČeština
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
DADansk
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
DEDeutsch
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
ELΕλληνικά
Ακαενα
ah-kah-eh-nah
ESEspañol
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
FAفارسی
اکاینا
ah-kah-eh-nah
FISuomi
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
FRFrançais
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
GUGU
અકાએના
ah-kah-eh-nah
HAHA
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
HEעברית
אקיינה
ah-kah-eh-nah
HIहिन्दी
अकाएना
ah-kah-eh-nah
HUMagyar
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
IDBahasa Indonesia
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
IGIG
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
ITItaliano
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
KKKK
Акаена
ah-kah-eh-nah
KMKM
អាកាអេន
ah-kah-eh-nah
MRMR
अकाएना
ah-kah-eh-nah
MSBahasa Melayu
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
MYမြန်မာ
အကေးနာ
ah-kah-eh-nah
NLNederlands
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
NONorsk
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
PAPA
ਅਕਾਏਨਾ
ah-kah-eh-nah
PLPolski
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
PTPortuguês
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
RORomână
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
RUРусский
Акаена
ah-kah-eh-nah
SVSvenska
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
SWKiswahili
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
TAதமிழ்
அகேயினா
ah-keh-eh-nah
TEతెలుగు
అకాఎనా
ah-kah-eh-nah
THไทย
อากาเอน่า
ah-gah-eh-nah
TLTL
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
TRTürkçe
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
UKУкраїнська
Акаена
ah-kah-eh-nah
URاردو
اکاينا
ah-kah-eh-nah
VITiếng Việt
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
YOYO
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah
ZUZU
acaena
ah-kah-eh-nah