Tetilla
See also: tetilla
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Tetilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Saxifragaceae – a monotypic genus containing Tetilla hydrocotylifolia, an herb from Chile known as the bridal wreath, possibly an invalid name to be replaced by Dimorphopetalum.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tetillidae – certain golf ball sponges.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Saxifragaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Saxifragales – order; Saxifragaceae – family
- (genus in Tetillidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Parazoa – subkingdom; Porifera – phylum; Demospongiae – class; Heteroscleromorpha – subclass; Tetractinellida – order; Spirophorina – suborder; Tetillidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Saxifragaceae): Tetilla hydrocotylifolia (syn. Dimorphopetalum tetilla) – sole species
- (genus in Tetillidae): Tetilla euplocamos – type species
References
- plant
- Tetilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Tetilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Francoaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- sponge
- Tetillidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Tetillidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Tetillidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Spanish tetilla (“little breast”), because the cheese is usually shaped into cones that resemble breasts or (half) pears.
Noun
Tetilla (plural Tetillas)
- (A cone of) a cow's-milk cheese, made in Galicia, which resembles a small breast (hence the name) or a half-pear (hence the alternate name perilla).