escalesia
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Scalesia, from English Scales (an error for the surname of William Alexander Stables) + Latin -ia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskaˈlesja/ [es.kaˈle.sja]
- Rhymes: -esja
- Syllabification: es‧ca‧le‧sia
Noun
escalesia f (plural escalesias)
- a type of tree found in the Galápagos, in the genus Scalesia
- Synonym: lechoso