تویج

See also: تويج

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تُوَيْج (tuwayj, “corolla”), a diminutive of تَاج (tāj, “crown”).

Noun

تویج • (tüveyc) (plural تویجات (tüveycat))

  1. (botany) corolla, an outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals

Derived terms

  • تویج فراشی (tüveyc-i firaşi, “papilionaceous corolla”)
  • تویج قرنفلی (tüveyc-i karanfuli, “caryophyllaceous corolla”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: tüveyc

Further reading

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