Definition
A plant with round flower heads or seed pods that somewhat resemble a wheel of cheese; another name for plants like mallow or certain thistles.
Etymology
Compound of 'cheese' and 'flower', combining the resemblance of certain plant structures to cheese wheels with the botanical term 'flower'. This folk naming convention reflects how common people observed nature.
Kelly Says
Medieval herbalists named plants based on what they looked like or what they could treat—cheeseflower's wheel-like shape made it easy to remember and find in the wild, making it a perfect example of how ordinary people created their own botanical language.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አ Cheese ፍሎር
a cheese flor
ARالعربية
زهرة الجبن
zahrat al-jibn
BNবাংলা
চিজ ফুল
chi-j phool
CACatalà
flor de formatge
flor de for-matge
CSČeština
syrová květina
sy-ro-va kve-ti-na
DADansk
ostblomst
ost-blomst
DEDeutsch
Käseblume
kay-zeh-bloo-meh
ELΕλληνικά
ανθός τυριού
anthos tyriou
ESEspañol
flor de queso
flor de ke-soh
FAفارسی
گل پنیر
gol panir
FISuomi
juustunkukka
juustun-kuk-ka
FRFrançais
fleur de fromage
fleur de fro-mazh
GUGU
ખાખાનું ફૂલ
khaakha nu fool
HAHA
gishirin gida
ghi-shi-rin gi-da
HEעברית
פרח גבינה
p'raach gibnah
HIहिन्दी
पनीर का फूल
pa-neer ka phool
HUMagyar
sajtvirág
sait-vee-ragh
IDBahasa Indonesia
bunga keju
bunga ke-ju
ITItaliano
fiore di formaggio
flo-reh dee for-ma-djo
MRMR
मांस फुला
maans phoola
MSBahasa Melayu
bunga keju
bunga ke-ju
MYမြန်မာ
ခေးစိတ်ပွင့်
khe-seet pwon
NLNederlands
kaasbloem
kaas-blohm
NONorsk
ostblomst
ost-blomst
PAPA
ਚੀਜ਼ ਫੁੱਲ਼
chee-z fooll
PLPolski
kwiat sera
kwiat se-ra
PTPortuguês
flor de queijo
flor de kay-zhoo
RORomână
floare de brânză
flo-are de bran-za
RUРусский
цветок сыра
tsvetok syra
SVSvenska
ostblomma
ost-bloh-ma
SWKiswahili
maua ya jibini
ma-ua ya ji-bi-ni
TEతెలుగు
చీజ్ పువ్వు
chee-j puvvu
TLTL
bulak ng keso
bu-lak ng ke-so
TRTürkçe
peynir çiçeği
pey-nir cheh-cheh-kee
UKУкраїнська
квітка сиру
kvitka syru
URاردو
پنیری کا پھول
pani-ri ka phool
VITiếng Việt
hoa phô mai
hoa phoh mai
YOYO
ẹ̀pọ̀ àwọ́
e-po aw-o
ZUZU
umfula we-chees
oom-foo-la we-chees