Flagellariaceae

/ˌflædʒəˈlɛəriˌeɪsi/ noun

Definition

A family of tropical climbing plants with long, whip-like leaves that are used in basketry and crafts.

Etymology

From Latin flagellum (whip) + -aceae (family suffix in taxonomy), named for the whip-like appearance of the plant's leaves and stems.

Kelly Says

These plants are named after whips because their leaves genuinely look like long, thin straps—and people actually harvest them to weave into baskets and furniture, making the metaphor functional.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
ARالعربية
عائلة الفلاجيلاريا
ʕa-ila-tu al-flaj-il-a-ri-ya
BNবাংলা
ফ্ল্যাগেলেরিয়া
fla-gel-e-ri-ya
CACatalà
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
CSČeština
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
DADansk
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
DEDeutsch
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-sei-e
ELΕλληνικά
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
ESEspañol
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-seh-ee
FAفارسی
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
FISuomi
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
FRFrançais
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-seh-ee
GUGU
ફ્લેગેલેરિયા
fla-gel-le-ri-ya
HAHA
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
HEעברית
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
HIहिन्दी
फ्लैगेलैरियासी
fla-gel-lai-ri-a-see
HUMagyar
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
IDBahasa Indonesia
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-ee
IGIG
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
ITItaliano
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
JA日本語
フラゲラリア科
fura-ge-ra-ria-ka
KKKK
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
KMKM
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
KO한국어
플래겔리아과
peullae-geol-lia-gwa
MRMR
फ्लॅगेलॅरिया
fla-gel-la-ri-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
MYမြန်မာ
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
NLNederlands
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
NONorsk
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
PAPA
ਫਲੈਗેਲੇਰੀਆ
fla-gel-le-ri-ya
PLPolski
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
PTPortuguês
Flagellariaceae
fla-jel-la-ri-a-se-ee
RORomână
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
RUРусский
Flagellariaceae
flagellari-a-tse-e
SVSvenska
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
SWKiswahili
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
TAதமிழ்
ஃப்ளேகெல்லேரியா
fla-ge-lle-riya
TEతెలుగు
ఫ్లాగెల్లారియే
fla-gel-la-ri-ye
THไทย
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-seh-ee
TLTL
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
TRTürkçe
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
UKУкраїнська
Flagellariaceae
flagellari-a-tse-e
URاردو
فلگِلریا
fla-gel-li-ya
VITiếng Việt
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
YOYO
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e
ZH中文
鞭毛植物科
biān máo zhí wù kē
ZUZU
Flagellariaceae
fla-gel-la-ri-a-se-e

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