Bedegar

/ˈbɛdɪɡɑːr/ noun

Definition

A growth or gall on roses and other plants caused by a wasp, consisting of hair-like filaments; also called rose gall.

Etymology

From Persian 'badivar' or 'bad-avar' (wind-brought), referring to its origin or appearance. The term entered European languages through botanical and gardening texts.

Kelly Says

The bedegar looks like a fuzzy, alien spider nest on roses, and medieval people thought it was a magical growth—they didn't know a tiny wasp was creating it by laying eggs in the plant!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በዴጋር
be-de-gar
ARالعربية
بيدغار
bi-de-gar
BNবাংলা
বেদগার
be-de-gar
CACatalà
bedegar
be-de-gar
CSČeština
bedegar
be-de-gar
DADansk
bedegar
be-de-gar
DEDeutsch
bedegar
be-de-gar
ELΕλληνικά
βεδεγάρος
ve-de-ga-ros
ESEspañol
bedegar
be-de-gar
FAفارسی
بیدگار
bi-de-gar
FISuomi
bedegar
be-de-gar
FRFrançais
bedegar
be-de-gar
GUGU
બેદીગાર
be-de-ga-ar
HAHA
bedegar
be-de-gar
HEעברית
בְּדַגָּר
be-dag-gar
HIहिन्दी
बीडगर
bee-de-gar
HUMagyar
bedegar
be-de-gar
IDBahasa Indonesia
bedegar
be-de-gar
IGIG
bedegar
be-de-gar
ITItaliano
bedegar
be-de-gar
JA日本語
ベデガー
be-de-ga
KKKK
бедігär
be-di-gar
KMKM
បេឌីគារ
be-din-ga-ra
KO한국어
베데가르
be-de-ga-reu
MRMR
बेदीगर
be-de-gar
MSBahasa Melayu
bedegar
be-de-gar
MYမြန်မာ
ဘေဒီဂါ
ba-de-ga
NLNederlands
bedegar
be-de-gar
NONorsk
bedegar
be-de-gar
PAPA
ਬੇਦੀਗਾਰ
be-de-ga-ar
PLPolski
bedegar
be-de-gar
PTPortuguês
bedegar
be-de-gar
RORomână
bedegar
be-de-gar
RUРусский
бедегар
be-de-gar
SVSvenska
bedegar
be-de-gar
SWKiswahili
bedegar
be-de-gar
TAதமிழ்
பேடிக்கார்
pa-dee-ka-ar
TEతెలుగు
బేడిగారు
be-de-ga-ru
THไทย
เบเดการ
be-de-ga-ra
TLTL
bedegar
be-de-gar
TRTürkçe
bedegar
be-de-gar
UKУкраїнська
бедегар
be-de-gar
URاردو
بیدگار
bi-de-gar
VITiếng Việt
bedegar
be-de-gar
YOYO
bedegar
be-de-gar
ZH中文
贝德加尔
bè dé jiā'ěr
ZUZU
bedegar
be-de-gar

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