lantana

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noun

Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.

Origintranslingual Lantana ← Italian lantana →
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Meanings

lantana1

nounlantana (plural lantanas)

plural lantanas

  1. Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.

    The batwings, full of tulips in May, are now abloom with cosmos, angelonia and lantana.

    2009 August 13, Anne Raver, “A Tapestry of Color, Unfolding All Year”, in New York Times

Lantana2

proper noun
  1. A place in the United States:
    1. A town in Palm Beach County, Florida.
    2. An unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas.
    3. A community and census-designated place in Denton County, Texas.

Origin

  1. Italianlantana“the wayfaring-tree, Viburnum lantana”
  2. translingualLantana
  3. Englishlantana

From translingual Lantana (genus name), from (northern dialect) Italian lantana (“the wayfaring-tree, Viburnum lantana”).

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Translations

Catalan lantana
  • lantanaLantana
Finnish tulikruunu
  • tulikruunuLantana
French lantana, cailleau
  • lantanaLantana
  • cailleauLantana
German Wandelröschen
  • WandelröschenLantana
Greek λαντάνα
  • λαντάνα (lantána)Lantana
Hawaiian lākana
  • lākanaLantana
Korean 란타나
  • 란타나 (rantana)Lantana
Portuguese lantana
  • lantanaLantana
Cite this entry
APA

lantana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lantana

MLA

“lantana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lantana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lantana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lantana.

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