Aloe babatiensis

Translingual

Etymology

Aloe f (“aloe”, genus name) +‎ New Latin babatiensis (“of Babati”, adjective). The specific name derives from English Babati (“town in Tanzania”, proper noun) +‎ Latin -ēnsis (“-ese”, toponymous adjectival suffix). The placename likely derives from a Bantu language.

Proper noun

Aloe babatiensis f

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Asphodelaceae or Xanthorrhoeaceae – a critically-endangered species of aloe from northern Tanzania, found first in the small town of Babati.

Hypernyms

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 巴巴蒂蘆薈 / 巴巴蒂芦荟 (bābādì lúhuì) (calque)

References

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