Felicia
See also: felicia
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Felicia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – various herbaceous plants, principally of southern and eastern Africa.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family; Asteroideae – subfamily; Astereae – tribe; Homochrominae – subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Felicia tenella – type species
References
- Felicia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Felicia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Felicia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English Felicia, from Latin Fēlīcia, from fēlīcia (literally “happy things”), the neuter plural of fēlīx, which often occurred in the phrase tempora fēlīcia (“happy times”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fəˈliʃə/
Proper noun
Felicia
- A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Felix.
Translations
female given name
Further reading
German
Proper noun
Felicia
- a female given name, variant of Felizia
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Felicia c (genitive Felicias)
- a female given name, masculine equivalent Felix