Monnina

Translingual

Etymology

From Spanish Moñino (surname) +‎ -a (feminine suffix), named after José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca. Coined by Spanish botanist Hipólito Ruiz López and by Spanish botanist José Antonio Pavón in 1798.

Proper noun

Monnina f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Polygalaceae – the monninas, certain New World plants.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: monnina
  • → Russian: монни́на (monnína)

See also

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