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stevia

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈstiːvɪə/
  • UK: /ˈstɛvɪə/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sweetleaf

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A sweetener, many times sweeter than an equal amount of sugar, extracted from Stevia rebaudiana, that can be substituted for sugar for some purposes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

4

noun

Meaning 4

any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Stevia, after 16th century Spanish botanist Pedro Jaime Esteve (latinized as Petrus Jacobus Stevus).

Across languages

Translations

59 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: ষ্টিভিয়া (stibhia) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Azerbaijani: steviya — any species of genus Stevia
  • Belarusian: стэвія (stevija) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Bengali: চিনি গাছ (cini gach) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Catalan: estèvia — any species of genus Stevia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甜菊 (tiánjú) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甜菊葉 /甜菊叶 (tiánjúyè) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Danish: sukkerplante — any species of genus Stevia
  • Esperanto: stevio — any species of genus Stevia
  • Estonian: suhkruleht — any species of genus Stevia
  • Finnish: stevia — any species of genus Stevia
  • French: stévia — any species of genus Stevia
  • French: stévie — any species of genus Stevia
  • German: Stevia — any species of genus Stevia
  • German: Süßkraut — any species of genus Stevia
  • German: Süßblatt — any species of genus Stevia
  • German: Honigkraut — any species of genus Stevia
  • German: Stevie — any species of genus Stevia
  • Hindi: मधुपत्र (madhupatra) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Hindi: स्टीविया (sṭīviyā) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Italian: stevia — any species of genus Stevia
  • Japanese: アマハステビア (Amaha sutebia) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Japanese: ステビア (sutebia) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Kannada: ಸ್ಟೀವಿಯಾ (sṭīviyā) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Kannada: ಸ್ವೀಟ್ಲೀಫ್ (svīṭlīph) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Kannada: ಶುಗರ್ಲೀಫ್ (śugarlīph) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Korean: 스테비아 (seutebia) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Macedonian: стевија (stevija) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Malayalam: സ്റ്റീവിയ (sṟṟīviya) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Nepali: मधुपत्र (madhupatra) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Polish: stewia — any species of genus Stevia
  • Polish: skupnia — any species of genus Stevia
  • Portuguese: capim-doce — any species of genus Stevia
  • Portuguese: erva-doce — any species of genus Stevia
  • Portuguese: estévia — any species of genus Stevia
  • Portuguese: stévia — any species of genus Stevia
  • Russian: сте́вия (stévija) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Serbo-Croatian: стевија — any species of genus Stevia
  • Serbo-Croatian: stevija — any species of genus Stevia
  • Slovene: stevia — any species of genus Stevia
  • Slovene: sladki list — any species of genus Stevia
  • Slovene: sladkorni list — any species of genus Stevia
  • Spanish: stevia — any species of genus Stevia
  • Spanish: estevia — any species of genus Stevia
  • Swedish: stevia — any species of genus Stevia
  • Swedish: sötflock — any species of genus Stevia
  • Tamil: சிடீவியா (ciṭīviyā) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Tatar: стевия (stewiyä) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Thai: หญ้าหวาน — any species of genus Stevia
  • Turkish: stevia — any species of genus Stevia
  • Ukrainian: сте́вія (stévija) — any species of genus Stevia
  • Vietnamese: cúc ngọt — any species of genus Stevia
  • Catalan: estèvia — sweetener
  • Finnish: stevia — sweetener
  • French: stévie — sweetener
  • Polish: stewia — sweetener
  • Polish: stewiozyd — sweetener
  • Russian: сте́вия (stévija) — sweetener
  • Turkish: stevia — sweetener