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eclipta

US/ɛˈklɪp.tə/

eclipta noun: any asteraceous flowering plant of the genus Eclipta.

eclipta: any asteraceous flowering plant of the genus Eclipta
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Noun

eclipta (plural ecliptas)

  1. Any asteraceous flowering plant of the genus Eclipta.

eclipta meaning in Arabic and Persian

eclipta in Arabic

plant of the genus Eclipta
مُنْكَسِفَة munkasifa

eclipta in Persian

plant of the genus Eclipta
مستور mastur

Forms of eclipta

pluralecliptas

Origin of eclipta

Borrowed from translingual Eclipta, from Latin eclīpta, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “to leave out, to pass over”).

Questions about eclipta

What does eclipta mean?
Eclipta means any asteraceous flowering plant of the genus Eclipta.
What is eclipta in Arabic?
Eclipta in Arabic is مُنْكَسِفَة (munkasifa). See Eclipta meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is eclipta?
Eclipta is a noun.
How do you pronounce eclipta?
Eclipta is pronounced /ɛˈklɪp.tə/ (US).
What is the plural of eclipta?
The plural of eclipta is ecliptas.

Words near eclipta in the dictionary

  1. eclipsing
  2. eclipsing binaries
  3. eclipsing binary
  4. eclipsings
  5. eclipsis
  6. eclipta
  7. ecliptic
  8. ecliptic longitude
  9. ecliptic longitudes
  10. ecliptic plane
  11. ecliptic planes

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