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clethra

clethra noun: any of the genus Clethra of flowering shrubs or small trees bearing flowers in clusters.

Noun

clethra (plural clethras)

  1. Any of the genus Clethra of flowering shrubs or small trees bearing flowers in clusters.
    • Be warned that heights are more fixed than widths; clethra spreads slowly but indefinitely unless it is restrained.2008 February 21, Leslie Land, “Don’t Bake the Clethra”, in New York Times

clethra meaning in Arabic

clethra in Arabic

plant of the genus Clethra
لَثَاة laṯāh, لِثَة liṯa

Forms of clethra

pluralclethras

Origin of clethra

Borrowed from translingual Clethra.

Questions about clethra

What does clethra mean?
Clethra means any of the genus Clethra of flowering shrubs or small trees bearing flowers in clusters.
What is clethra in Arabic?
Clethra in Arabic is لَثَاة (laṯāh), لِثَة (liṯa). See Clethra meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is clethra?
Clethra is a noun.
What is the plural of clethra?
The plural of clethra is clethras.

Words near clethra in the dictionary

  1. Clery
  2. Clerys
  3. clesrovimab
  4. Cleta
  5. clethodim
  6. clethra
  7. clethras
  8. Cletus
  9. cleuch
  10. cleuchs
  11. cleugh

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