fraxinella

[ frak-suh-nel-uh ]

/ ˌfræk səˈnɛl ə /

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noun

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Origin of fraxinella

1655–65; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin frāxin(us) ash tree + -ella feminine diminutive suffix

Words nearby fraxinella

Fräulein, Fraunhofer, Fraunhofer lines, Fravashi, frawzey, fraxinella, fray, Fray Bentos, frayed, Frayn, Frazer

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How to use fraxinella in a sentence

In the last-mentioned case they are called declinate, as in amaryllis, horse-chestnut and fraxinella.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
In Fraxinella (Dictamnus) the petals are unequal; there are ten stamens, one style, and the carpels are two-seeded.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon
Fraxinella, frak-si-nel′a, n. a common name for cultivated species of dittany.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Any low-growing annual will do, but it must be low-growing or it may injure the Fraxinella.
Making a Garden of Perennials|W. C. Egan

Similar changes have not unfrequently been met with in Dictamnus Fraxinella.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for fraxinella

fraxinella

/ (ˌfræksɪˈnɛlə) /

noun

another name for gas plant

Word Origin for fraxinella

C17: from New Latin: a little ash tree, from Latin frāxinus ash

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