azorella

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noun

Any plant of the genus Azorella, many of which form mosslike covers over rocky surfaces.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounazorella (plural azorellas)

plural azorellas

  1. Any plant of the genus Azorella, many of which form mosslike covers over rocky surfaces.

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameAzorella
  2. Englishazorella

Borrowed from taxonomic name Azorella, from Spanish azor (“goshawk”) + translingual -ella (diminutive suffix).

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Translations

Arabic أَزُورِلَّة
  • أَزُورِلَّة (ʔazūrilla)Azorella-genus plant
Danish gummipude
  • gummipudeAzorella-genus plant
Finnish atsorella
  • atsorellaAzorella-genus plant
French azorelle
  • azorelleAzorella-genus plant
Greek αζορέλλη
  • αζορέλλη (azorélli)Azorella-genus plant
Lithuanian azorelė
  • azorelėAzorella-genus plant
Polish azorella, azorka
  • azorellaAzorella-genus plant
  • azorkaAzorella-genus plant
Russian азоре́лла
  • азоре́лла (azorélla)Azorella-genus plant
Ukrainian азоре́лла
  • азоре́лла (azorélla)Azorella-genus plant
Cite this entry
APA

azorella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azorella

MLA

“azorella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azorella. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azorella,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azorella.

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