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Celtis

CELTIS

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Noun.
The nettle-tree, of several species; among which are the australis or southern, a native of Africa and the South of Europe; the oriental, growing an Armenia and Taurica; and the western, growing in Virginia.

Definition 2024

Celtis

Celtis

See also: celtis

Translingual

Celtis australis

Proper noun

Celtis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cannabaceae – the hackberries, deciduous trees, species of which are native to most temperate regions of the world.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

celtis

celtis

See also: Celtis

Latin

Noun

celtis f ‎(genitive celtis); third declension

  1. an African species of lotus

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
nominative celtis celtēs
genitive celtis celtium
dative celtī celtibus
accusative celtem celtēs
ablative celte celtibus
vocative celtis celtēs

Descendants

References

Etymology

From Latin celtis ‎(“an African species of lotus, possibly Ziziphus lotus”)

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