abutilon

See also: Abutilon

English

Etymology

New Latin from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون‎ (ʾabū ṭīlūn, “Indian mallow”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbjuː.tɪˌlɒn/
(US) IPA^(key): /əˈbjutˌl̩ɑn/, /ˌæb.jəˈti.lɑn/
Rhymes: -iːlɒn
Rhymes: -uːtəlɑn

Noun

abutilon (plural abutilons)

Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern. [First attested in the late 16^th century.][1]

References

“abutilon” in Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2002, →ISBN, page 11.
“abutilon” in Christine A. Lindberg, editor, The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, 2002, →ISBN, page 6.

Anagrams

ablution, albutoin

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