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Webster 1913 Edition
Zilla
Zil′la
,Noun.
(Bot.)
A low, thorny, suffrutescent, crucifeous plant (
Zilla myagroides
) found in the deserts of Egypt. Its leaves are boiled in water, and eaten, by the Arabs. Definition 2024
Zilla
Zilla
See also: -zilla
Translingual
Proper noun
Zilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – one or more species of desert flowers of the Sahara and Arabia.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Araneidae – certain orb-weaving spiders.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Brassicaceae): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids II - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Brassiceae - tribe
- (genus in Araneidae): Arthropoda - phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class; Araneae - order; Opisthothelae - suborder; Araneomorphae - infraorder; Neocribellatae - taxon; Entelegynae - series; Araneoidea - superfamily; Araneidae - family; Araneinae - subfamily; Araneini - tribe
Italian
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew צִלָּה (“shade”).
Proper noun
Zilla f
- (biblical) Zillah
- A female given name.