lantana
/lanˈtɑːnə
/ /lanˈteɪnə/noun
A tropical evergreen shrub of the verbena family, several kinds of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- Genus Lantana, family Verbenaceae: many species, in particular the South American scrambler L. camara, grown as an ornamental and sometimes becoming a serious weed.
- Should I trim verbena and lantana to encourage flowering?
- John, who lives at Sunset Beach, says his colourful front garden - full of bougainvillea, roses and lantanas - will give Steve's tropical paradise a run for its money.
Origin
Modern Latin, from the specific name of the wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, which it resembles superficially.
Rhymes
- rectifier cell
- rectifier photocell
- rectifier photoelectric cell
- rectify
- rectifying column
- rectiline
- rectilineal
- rectilinealization
- rectilinear
- rectilinearisation
- rectilinearism
- rectilinearity
- rectilinearization
- rectilinearly
- rectilined
- rectilineous
- rectiserial
- rectitude
- rectitudinous
- rectius
- recto
- rectocele
- rectopexy
- rector
- rectoral