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lantana

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

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  • CMU ARPABET: L AE0 N T AE1 N AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a flowering shrub

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: poisonous plant

History

Etymology

From translingual Lantana (genus name), from (northern dialect) Italian lantana (“the wayfaring-tree, Viburnum lantana”).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: lantana — Lantana
  • Finnish: tulikruunu — Lantana
  • French: lantana — Lantana
  • French: cailleau — Lantana
  • German: Wandelröschen — Lantana
  • Greek: λαντάνα (lantána) — Lantana
  • Hawaiian: lākana — Lantana
  • Ido: lantano — Lantana
  • Korean: 란타나 (rantana) — Lantana
  • Malayalam: കൊങ്ങിണിപ്പൂവ് (koṅṅiṇippūvŭ) — Lantana
  • Portuguese: lantana — Lantana