Caulerpa

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem, stalk”) +‎ Ancient Greek ἕρπω (hérpō, “to creep, to crawl”) +‎ -a f. Coined by French biologist and naturalist Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux in 1809.

Proper noun

Caulerpa f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Caulerpaceae – the caulerpas; certain seaweeds.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Arabic: زُوحِيفَان (zūḥīfān) (partial calque)
  • → Belarusian: каўле́рпа (kaŭljérpa)
  • → English: caulerpa
  • → French: caulerpe (learned)
  • → Italian: caulerpa
  • → Russian: кауле́рпа (kaulérpa)
  • → Spanish: caulerpa

See also

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