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dysphania

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

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  • General-American: /dɪsˈfæ.ni.ə/
  • General-American: /dɪsˈfeɪ.ni.ə/
  • rhymes with -æniə
  • rhymes with -eɪniə

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noun

Meaning 1

Any amaranthaceous plant of the genus Dysphania.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Dysphania. Further from Ancient Greek δῠσφᾰνής (dŭsphănḗs, “difficult to see”) + translingual -ia.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَثِنَة (ʔaṯina) — Translations
  • Czech: merlík — Translations
  • Dutch: klierganzenvoet — Translations
  • Finnish: tuoksusavikka — Translations
  • German: Drüsengänsefüß — Translations
  • Russian: дисфа́ния (disfánija) — Translations