welingtonia

Welsh

Etymology

English wellingtonia

Noun

welingtonia f (plural welingtoniâu, not mutable)

  1. giant sequoia, wellingtonia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)[1]
    Synonym: cochwydden Sierra

Hypernyms

Mutation

H-prothesis does not affect this word as the ⟨w⟩ here represents the semivowel /w/ rather than a vowel sound.

References

  1. ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003) Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)‎[1] (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 7‎[2]
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