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soldanella

/ˌsoʊl.dəˈnɛl.ə/
sol · da · nel · la

Plural:soldanellas
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• noun

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Any of several small alpine plants of the genus Soldanella in the primrose family, native to European mountain ranges and characterized by round leaves and fringed, bell-shaped blue or violet flowers.

Example

"As the snow began to melt in the Alps, delicate purple soldanellas emerged from the frozen ground to signal the arrival of spring."

• Rhymes for soldanella

Word Origin & Etymology

From modern Latin Soldanella, borrowed from Italian 'soldanella', a diminutive derived from 'soldo' (coin), referring to the round, coin-like shape of the plant's leaves.

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