Definition
The scientific Latin name for a Mediterranean buckthorn shrub (Rhamnus alaternus), with small leaves and reddish berries.
Etymology
From medieval Latin 'alaterna' or similar, likely of Mediterranean or Arabic origin. In Linnaean taxonomy, 'alaternus' became the species name, preserving this ancient plant knowledge in scientific nomenclature.
Kelly Says
When Carl Linnaeus was cataloging plants in the 1700s, he kept the old medieval name 'alaternus' because scientists recognized that local names often preserved thousands of years of practical knowledge about plants—ignoring them would have been foolish!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አልተርኑስ
al-teh-ru-su
ARالعربية
الترنوس
al-tahr-nuus
BNবাংলা
অল্টারনাস
ol-tar-nas
CACatalà
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
CSČeština
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
DADansk
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
DEDeutsch
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
ELΕλληνικά
αλτερνός
al-ter-nos
ESEspañol
alaternus
al-ah-TER-nus
FAفارسی
الترنوس
al-tahr-nus
FISuomi
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
FRFrançais
alaternus
al-ah-TER-nus
HAHA
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
HEעברית
אלטרנוס
al-ter-nus
HIहिन्दी
अल्टरनस
al-ter-nas
HUMagyar
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
IDBahasa Indonesia
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
IGIG
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
ITItaliano
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
KMKM
អលតឺរណុស
al-teh-ru-nus
KO한국어
알테르누스
al-te-reu-seu
MSBahasa Melayu
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
MYမြန်မာ
အလတာနပ်
a-la-ta-na-p
NLNederlands
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
NONorsk
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
PLPolski
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
PTPortuguês
alaternus
ah-la-TEH-ruhs
RORomână
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
RUРусский
альтернус
al-ter-nus
SVSvenska
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
SWKiswahili
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
TAதமிழ்
அல்டர்னஸ்
al-tahr-nas
TEతెలుగు
అల్టర్నస్
al-tahr-nas
THไทย
อัลเทอร์นัส
al-teh-rnats
TLTL
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
TRTürkçe
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
UKУкраїнська
альтернус
al-ter-nus
URاردو
الترنوس
al-tahr-nus
VITiếng Việt
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
YOYO
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs
ZUZU
alaternus
al-ah-TEH-ruhs