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eclipta

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

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  • ĕ-klĭp′-tə
  • US: /ɛˈklɪp.tə/
  • ə-klĭp′-tə
  • US: /əˈklɪp.tə/
  • ĭ-klĭp′-tə
  • US: /ɪˈklɪp.tə/
  • rhymes with -ɪptə

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noun

Meaning 1

Any asteraceous flowering plant of the genus Eclipta.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Eclipta, from Latin eclīpta, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “to leave out, to pass over”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُنْكَسِفَة (munkasifa) — plant of the genus Eclipta
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鱧腸 /鳢肠 (lǐcháng) — plant of the genus Eclipta
  • Finnish: nepikki — plant of the genus Eclipta
  • French: éclipte — plant of the genus Eclipta
  • Korean: 한련초 (hallyeoncho) — plant of the genus Eclipta
  • Latin: eclīpta — plant of the genus Eclipta
  • Persian: مستور (mastur) — plant of the genus Eclipta
  • Polish: bhringraj — plant of the genus Eclipta
  • Russian: экли́пта (eklípta) — plant of the genus Eclipta
  • Serbo-Croatian: eklipta — plant of the genus Eclipta