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aralia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /əˈɹeɪ.li.ə/
  • /əˈɹeɪl.jə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Spikenard and any of many related ornamental and food plants, of the genus Aralia, from Asia and the Americas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: woody plant, ligneous plant

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Translingual Aralia.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: aralia — any of the ornamental and food plants of the genus Aralia
  • Portuguese: arália — any of the ornamental and food plants of the genus Aralia
  • Russian: ара́лия (arálija) — any of the ornamental and food plants of the genus Aralia