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cephalaria

US/ˌsɛ.fəˈlɛɹ.i.ə/

cephalaria noun: any caprifoliaceous flowering plant of the genus Cephalaria, closely related to teasels (Dipsacus).

cephalaria: any caprifoliaceous flowering plant of the genus Cephalaria, closely related to teasels (Dipsacus)
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Noun

cephalaria (plural cephalarias)

  1. Any caprifoliaceous flowering plant of the genus Cephalaria, closely related to teasels (Dipsacus).

Forms of cephalaria

pluralcephalarias

Origin of cephalaria

Borrowed from translingual Cephalaria, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + translingual -aria.

Words that rhyme with cephalaria

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Questions about cephalaria

What does cephalaria mean?
Cephalaria means any caprifoliaceous flowering plant of the genus Cephalaria, closely related to teasels (Dipsacus).
What part of speech is cephalaria?
Cephalaria is a noun.
How do you pronounce cephalaria?
Cephalaria is pronounced /ˌsɛ.fəˈlɛɹ.i.ə/ (US).
What is the plural of cephalaria?
The plural of cephalaria is cephalarias.

Words near cephalaria in the dictionary

  1. cephalalgics
  2. cephalalgies
  3. cephalalgy
  4. cephalanthin
  5. cephalanthins
  6. cephalaria
  7. cephalaspidean
  8. cephalaspideans
  9. cephalaspidomorph
  10. cephalaspidomorphs
  11. cephalate

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