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thalia

/θəˈlaɪ.ə/

thalia noun: any of the genus Thalia of tropical plants found in aquatic or marshy habitats.

Noun

thalia (plural thalias)

  1. Any of the genus Thalia of tropical plants found in aquatic or marshy habitats.
    • Thalias are herbaceous perennials with long-stalked, calathea- or canna-like, all-basal leaves, the stalks of which enfold each other toward their bases to produce false stems.1982, Thomas H. Everett, The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture

Proper noun capitalized: Thalia

Thalia

  1. (Greek) The Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
  2. (Greek) One of the three Graces/Charites.
  3. 23 Thalia, a main belt asteroid.
    Synonyms:
    23 Thalia, ㉓
  4. The comedy mask.
  5. Socks, as a symbol of comedy.
  6. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  7. A locality in the Shire of Buloke, north western Victoria, Australia

thalia meaning in Tamil

thalia in Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சித் தெய்வம்

Synonyms of thalia

  • 23 Thalia
  • ㉓

Forms of thalia

pluralthalias

Origin of thalia

From the genus name.

From Ancient Greek Θαλία (Thalía) or Θάλεια (Tháleia); from Ancient Greek θάλλω (thállō, “flourish, to be verdant”).

Words formed from thalia

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Questions about thalia

What does thalia mean?
Thalia means any of the genus Thalia of tropical plants found in aquatic or marshy habitats.
What is thalia in Tamil?
Thalia in Tamil is மகிழ்ச்சித் தெய்வம். See Thalia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thalia?
Thalia can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce thalia?
Thalia is pronounced /θəˈlaɪ.ə/.
What is the plural of thalia?
The plural of thalia is thalias.

Words near thalia in the dictionary

  1. Thalestris
  2. thalfenisite
  3. thalfinine
  4. Thalgarrah
  5. thali
  6. thalia
  7. Thalia and Melpomene
  8. thaliacean
  9. thaliaceans
  10. thalian
  11. thalianol

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