Caryopteris

/ˌkæriˈɒptərɪs/ noun

Definition

A genus of ornamental flowering shrubs known for their blue or purple flowers, commonly called bluebeard.

Etymology

From Greek karyon (nut) and pteron (wing), describing the winged fruit structures characteristic of this plant genus.

Kelly Says

Caryopteris fruits have tiny wings on them that help them spin through the air like helicopters when they fall—the ancient Greek name literally describes this flying mechanism, which is how plants trick the wind into carrying their seeds far away.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካሪዮፕቴሪስ
ka-ree-o-pte-ris
ARالعربية
كاريتوبتيريس
kar-ee-o-pe-te-ris
BNবাংলা
ক্যারিওপটেরিস
kar-ee-o-pe-te-ris
CACatalà
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
CSČeština
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
DADansk
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
DEDeutsch
Caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
ELΕλληνικά
καρυοπτερί
kar-ee-o-pe-ri
ESEspañol
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
FAفارسی
کَریوپتِریس
kar-ee-o-pte-ris
FISuomi
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
FRFrançais
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
GUGU
કારિયોપ્ટેરિસ
kar-ee-o-pte-ris
HAHA
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
HEעברית
קאריופטריס
ka-ri-o-p-te-ris
HIहिन्दी
कैरियोप्टेरीस
kar-ee-o-pte-ris
HUMagyar
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
IDBahasa Indonesia
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
IGIG
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
ITItaliano
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
JA日本語
カリオプテリス
kar-io-pe-te-risu
KKKK
кәріопетри
kar-ee-o-pe-tri
KMKM
ការីយូបតេរី
ka-ree-o-pa-te-ree
KO한국어
카리오페테리스
kari-o-pe-te-ris
MRMR
कॅरियोप्टेरीस
kar-ee-o-pte-ris
MSBahasa Melayu
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
MYမြန်မာ
ကရီယိုပ်တေရီ
ka-ree-o-pte-ree
NLNederlands
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
NONorsk
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
PAPA
ਕੈਰੀਓਪਟੇਰੀਸ
kar-ee-o-pte-ris
PLPolski
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
PTPortuguês
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
RORomână
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
RUРусский
кариопетри
kar-ee-o-pe-tri
SVSvenska
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
SWKiswahili
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
TAதமிழ்
கரியோப்டெரிஸ்
kar-ee-o-pte-ri-s
TEతెలుగు
కరియోపటరిస్
kari-o-pa-te-ris
THไทย
คาเรียนอพเตอริส
ka-ri-an-o-pe-te-ris
TLTL
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
TRTürkçe
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
UKУкраїнська
каріопетрія
kar-ee-o-pe-tri-ya
URاردو
کیرئوپٹریس
kar-ee-o-pte-ris
VITiếng Việt
caryopteris
ka-ri-o-pe-te-ris
YOYO
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris
ZH中文
卡里奥佩特里
kā liǎo pèi tè lì
ZUZU
caryopteris
kar-ee-op-te-ris

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