dysphania

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US/dɪsˈfæ.ni.ə/US/dɪsˈfeɪ.ni.ə/

noun

Any amaranthaceous plant of the genus Dysphania.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

noundysphania (plural dysphanias)

plural dysphanias

  1. Any amaranthaceous plant of the genus Dysphania.

Origin

  1. translingualDysphania
  2. Englishdysphania

Borrowed from translingual Dysphania. Further from Ancient Greek δῠσφᾰνής (dŭsphănḗs, “difficult to see”) + translingual -ia.

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Translations

Arabic أَثِنَة
  • أَثِنَة (ʔaṯina)Translations
Czech merlík
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Dutch klierganzenvoet
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Finnish tuoksusavikka
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German Drüsengänsefüß
  • DrüsengänsefüßTranslations
Russian дисфа́ния
  • дисфа́ния (disfánija)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

dysphania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysphania

MLA

“dysphania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysphania. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysphania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysphania.

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