Astroloma

Translingual

Etymology

From astro- (from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, star)) +‎ Ancient Greek λῶμα (lôma, fringe). Coined by Scottish botanist (1773-1858), discoverer of the cell nucleus and of Brownian Motion Robert Brown in 1810.

Proper noun

Astroloma f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – synonym of Styphelia.

Hypernyms

Descendants

  • Belarusian: астролома (astroloma) (learned)
  • Russian: астролома (astroloma) (learned)

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