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cephalaria

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌsɛ.fəˈlɛɹ.i.ə/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹi.ə

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noun

Meaning 1

Any caprifoliaceous flowering plant of the genus Cephalaria, closely related to teasels (Dipsacus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Cephalaria, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + translingual -aria.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Schuppenkopf — Translations
  • Polish: głowaczek — Translations
  • Russian: головча́тка (golovčátka) — Translations
  • Ukrainian: голова́чка (holováčka) — Translations