eclipta

See also: Eclipta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Eclipta, from Latin eclīpta, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπτης (ekleíptēs, “forsaker, deserter, abandoner”), from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “to leave out, to pass over”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĕ-klĭp′-tə, (US) IPA^(key): /ɛˈklɪp.tə/
• enPR: ə-klĭp′-tə, (US) IPA^(key): /əˈklɪp.tə/
• enPR: ĭ-klĭp′-tə, (US) IPA^(key): /ɪˈklɪp.tə/
• Rhymes: -ɪptə

Noun

eclipta (plural ecliptas)

1. Any asteraceous flowering plant of the genus Eclipta.

Hyponyms

• false daisy (E. prostrata)

Translations

plant of the genus Eclipta

Arabic: مُنْكَسِفَة f (munkasifa) Chinese: Mandarin: 鱧腸 / 鳢肠 (zh) (lǐcháng) Finnish: nepikki (fi) French: éclipte f Korean: 한련초 (hallyeoncho) Latin: eclīpta m or f Persian: مستور (fa) (mastur) Polish: bhringraj m Russian: экли́пта f (eklípta) Serbo-Croatian: eklipta f

Further reading

• Eclipta (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia