blenera

Catalan

Etymology

From ble +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bləˈne.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bleˈne.ɾa]

Noun

blenera f (plural bleneres)

1. spout, nozzle (of an oil lamp); burner (of a kerosene or gas lamp); floater (of a floating wick oil lamp)
2. mullein
3. Phlomis lychnitis, a species of lampwick plant

   Synonym: salvió blener

Further reading

• “blenera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007