Translingual

Proper noun

Dulcamara f

1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – synonymized with Solanum, now proposed as a section of Solanum.

Hyponyms

• (genus): For species, see Dulcamara at The Plant List

See also

• Solanum dulcamara

English

Noun

dulcamara ‎(uncountable)

1. (medicine, archaic) The dried young branches of the woody nightshade, formerly used as a diuretic, diaphoretic, sedative, and narcotic remedy.

Italian

Noun

dulcamara f ‎(plural dulcamare)

1. woody nightshade

dulcamara m ‎(invariable)

1. quack (charlatan doctor)

Latin

Etymology

From dūlcamārus: as a noun, a substantivisation of its feminine forms; as an adjective, regularly declined forms.

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /duːl.kaˈmaː.ra/, [duːɫ.kaˈmaː.ra]

Noun

dūlcamāra f ‎(genitive dūlcamārae); first declension

1. (New Latin) Solanum dulcamara, bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, Amara Dulcis, climbing nightshade, fellenwort, felonwood, poisonberry, poisonflower, scarlet berry, snakeberry, trailing bittersweet, trailing nightshade, violet bloom, woody nightshade
   • 1784, Johann Gottfried Otto, Dissertatio de usu medico dulcamarae, main title

Declension

First declension.

Descendants

• English: dulcamara
• ?Italian: dulcamara
• ?Spanish: dulcamara

Adjective

dūlcamāra

1. nominative singular feminine of dūlcamārus
2. nominative plural neuter of dūlcamārus
3. accusative plural neuter of dūlcamārus
4. vocative singular feminine of dūlcamārus
5. vocative plural neuter of dūlcamārus

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /duːl.kaˈmaː.raː/, [duːɫ.kaˈmaː.raː]

Adjective

dūlcamārā

1. ablative singular feminine of dūlcamārus

Spanish

Noun

dulcamara f ‎(plural dulcamaras)

1. A vine in the nightshade family, bittersweet, Solanum dulcamara.