Disa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "disa"

Translingual

Etymology

After Disa, a heroine of Swedish mythology.

Proper noun

Disa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – orchids, principally of southern Africa.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Orchidaceae – family; Orchidoideae – subfamily; Diseae – tribe; Disinae – subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Disa uniflora (red disa) – type species; Disa bracteata, Disa buchenaviana, Disa rutenbergiana, Disa tripetaloides – other species

References

• Disa (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Disa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Disa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Dísa, short form of names containing the element dís (“minor goddess”). Name of a legendary Swedish queen, revived as a given name since 1788. Later also used as a diminutive of Desirée.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Disa c (genitive Disas)

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Hjördis

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån : 1804 females with the given name Disa living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on 8 September 2011.

Anagrams

• Idas, SIDA, Sida, sida