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iresine

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the genus Iresine of flowering plants in the amaranth family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bloodleaf

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Iresine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: caryophylloid dicot genus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Iresine.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: իրեզինե (irezine) — Iresine-genus plant
  • Belarusian: ірэзінэ (irezine) — Iresine-genus plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 血莧 /血苋 (xiěxiàn) — Iresine-genus plant
  • Finnish: punalehti — Iresine-genus plant
  • Georgian: ირესინე (iresine) — Iresine-genus plant
  • German: Iresine — Iresine-genus plant
  • Kannada: ಐರಿಸೈನಿ (airisaini) — Iresine-genus plant
  • Polish: iresyna — Iresine-genus plant
  • Russian: ирези́не (irezíne) — Iresine-genus plant
  • Russian: ирези́на (irezína) — Iresine-genus plant
  • Ukrainian: ірези́на (irezýna) — Iresine-genus plant