Meanings
nounsaussurea (plural saussureas)
plural saussureas
- Any thistle of the genus Saussurea.
Synonyms: snow lotus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny thistle of the genus Saussurea.
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Origin
- FrenchSaussure
- translingualSaussurea
- Englishsaussurea
Borrowed from translingual Saussurea, itself from French Saussure (surname), after Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure.
More words from translingual, French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 風毛菊 /风毛菊
- 風毛菊 /风毛菊 (fēngmáojú)Translations
Finnish siniläätte, läätte
- siniläätteTranslations
- läätteTranslations
German Alpenscharte
- AlpenscharteTranslations
Hindi हिम कमल
- हिम कमल (him kamal)Translations
Italian saussurea
- saussureaTranslations
Russian соссюре́я, горьку́ша
- соссюре́я (sossjuréja)Translations
- горьку́ша (gorʹkúša)Translations
Thai บัวหิมะ
- บัวหิมะ (buua-hì-má)Translations
Ukrainian сосюре́я, гірки́й ко́рінь
- сосюре́я (sosjuréja)Translations
- гірки́й ко́рінь (hirkýj kórinʹ)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
saussurea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saussurea
MLA
“saussurea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saussurea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saussurea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saussurea.
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