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manitas

manitas is the plural of manita.

Meaning of manita

Noun

manita (plural manitas)

  1. (rare) The tree Chiranthodendron pentadactylon, or the red, hand-like flower this tree produces.
    • […] The manita tree,* so named from the singular formation of its flower, a drawing of which is placed as the frontispiece of this book, is a species of plant almost unknown in the catalogues of botanists.
    • Manita means a little hand.1828, Mark Beaufoy, Mexican illustrations, founded upon facts, page 230
    Synonyms:
    Devil's hand tree, Mexican hand tree, handflower, handflower tree, macpalxochitl

Questions about manitas

What is manitas the plural of?
Manitas is the plural of manita.

Words near manitas in the dictionary

  1. manistic
  2. Manistique
  3. manists
  4. Manisty
  5. manita
  6. manitas
  7. manitimus
  8. manito
  9. Manitoba
  10. Manitoba maple
  11. Manitoba maples

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