manita

Examples of manita in a sentence

• Tradition states, that though the Indians did not actually worship the manita tree, yet they regarded the flower with a sort of religious veneration.1829 October 3, in the Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette, number 321, page 112
• The curious manita, or ‘hand tree,’ near the city of Mexico, is another of these curiosities.1838, John Murray, The economy of vegetation, or phœnomena of plants, page 159:
• Here one finds among remedies for every organ and ailment, manita, whose red flower, shaped like thumb and four fingers gives its name “the little hand.”1928, Ernest Gruening, Mexico and its heritage, page 74:
• A sign nailed to a manita tree read “Jardín Botánica.” Edmund surveyed this pathetic place in disbelief.2000, Stephen Harrigan, The Gates of the Alamo: A Novel:

Synonyms of manita

• Devil's hand tree
• Mexican hand tree
• handflower
• handflower tree
• macpalxochitl

Forms of manita

Origin of manita

Borrowed from Spanish manita (“little hand”), feminine-form diminutive of mano (“hand”), because the small red flowers of the tree resemble five-fingered human hands.

Questions about manita

What does manita mean?

Manita means the tree Chiranthodendron pentadactylon, or the red, hand-like flower this tree produces.

How do you use manita in a sentence?

Tradition states, that though the Indians did not actually worship the manita tree, yet they regarded the flower with a sort of religious veneration.

What part of speech is manita?

Manita is a noun.

How do you pronounce manita?

Manita is pronounced /məˈniːtə/.

What is the plural of manita?

The plural of manita is manitas.