Aquifoliaceous

/ˌækwɪfoʊliˈeɪʃəs/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or resembling plants of the holly family, characterized by spiny or prickly leaves.

Etymology

From Latin 'aquifolium' (holly tree) combining 'acus' (needle/sharp) and 'folium' (leaf), plus the suffix '-aceous' meaning 'of the nature of.' The term evolved in botanical classification to describe plants with holly-like characteristics.

Kelly Says

Holly leaves inspired the name because they're so distinctively prickly—the Romans literally called it 'needle-leaf' because that's exactly what it looks like! This word shows how ancient plant names often just described what you saw.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አክዊፎሊያሲ
ʾakʷīfōlīyāsī
ARالعربية
أقيفولياسي
ʾaqīfūlīāsī
BNবাংলা
এক্বিফোলিয়াসি
ekvipholyasi
CACatalà
aquifoliaci
ah-kee-foh-lee-AH-see
CSČeština
černíkovitý
chehr-nee-koh-vee-tih
DADansk
kristtornlignende
kris-torn-lee-geh-neh
DEDeutsch
stechapfelförmig
shteh-khah-pfel-fohr-mikh
ELΕλληνικά
ακουφολιάς
akoupholías
ESEspañol
aquifoliáceo
ah-kee-foh-lee-AH-seh-oh
FAفارسی
آبی‌فولیان
ābī-fūlīān
FISuomi
pihkasmaraisten
pee-kahs-mahr-ah-ee-stehn
FRFrançais
aquifoliacé
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh
GUGU
એક્વિફોલિયાસી
ekvipholyasi
HAHA
aquifoliaceous
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh-ohs
HEעברית
אקוויפוליאסי
ʾaqwīfūlīʾāsī
HIहिन्दी
एक्विफोलियासी
ekvipholyasi
HUMagyar
páfrányféle
pah-franh-yeh-feh-leh
IDBahasa Indonesia
aquifoliaceous
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh-ohs
IGIG
aquifoliaceous
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh-ohs
ITItaliano
aquifoliaceo
ah-kee-foh-lee-AH-cheh-oh
JA日本語
ウルシ科の
urushi ka no
KKKK
Аквифолиас
aqwifolyas
KMKM
អាកុយហ្វូលីយ៉ាស៊ី
ʾaʔ kuəy fūlī yāsī
KO한국어
홀아비과似的
hol-ah-bi-gwa-seh-reul
MRMR
एक्विफोलियासी
ekvipholyasi
MSBahasa Melayu
aquifoliaceous
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh-ohs
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ကွီဖိုလီယေးစီ
ʾɛʔ kwīʔ pʰoʊ lī yèʔ sī
NLNederlands
hulstachtig
hulst-ahk-tikh
NONorsk
kristtornlignende
kris-torn-lee-geh-neh
PAPA
ਐਕੁਈਫੋਲੀਆਸੀ
aikūīpholīāsī
PLPolski
storczykowaty
stohr-chy-koh-vah-tih
PTPortuguês
aquifoliáceo
ah-kee-foh-lee-AH-seh-oh
RORomână
aquifoliaceu
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh-oo
RUРусский
падубовый
pah-doob-oh-vy
SVSvenska
järnekslik
yehr-neks-leek
SWKiswahili
aquifoliaceous
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh-ohs
TAதமிழ்
அக்விஃபோலியாசி
akvipholyasi
TEతెలుగు
అక్విఫోలియేసి
akvipholyasi
THไทย
ในวงศ์หม่อน
nai wong mohhn
TLTL
aquifoliaceous
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh-ohs
TRTürkçe
padişahgillere benzer
pah-deesh-ahk-geel-ehr beh-nehr
UKУкраїнська
падубовий
pah-doob-oh-vy
URاردو
ایکویفولیاسی
ekvipholyasi
VITiếng Việt
thuộc họ Kim ngân
thuộc hoh kim ngahn
YOYO
aquifoliaceous
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh-ohs
ZH中文
杜鹃花科的
dù juān huā kē de
ZUZU
I-Aquifoliaceous
ee-ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh-ohs

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