Senna
See also: senna and senną
Translingual
Senna alexandrina (Egyptian senna)
Etymology
Arabic سَنَا (sanā).
Proper noun
Senna f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the senna trees.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Caesalpinioideae - subfamily; Cassieae - tribe; Cassiinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Senna alexandrina (Egyptian senna) - type species; Senna alata (candle bush), Senna auriculata (avaram senna), Senna covesii (desert senna), Senna obtusifolia (Chinese senna), Senna occidentalis (coffee senna), Senna siamea (cassod tree), Senna sophera (algarrobilla), Senna tora (sickle senna) - selected other species
References
Senna (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Senna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Senna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Senna at USDA Plants database
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Senna; this surname is predominantly attested in Brazil, however it is not of Portuguese origin.
Proper noun
Senna (plural Sennas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Senna is the 41100th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 530 individuals. Senna is most common among White (80.94%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Senna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- Annes
Italian
Etymology 1
From French Seine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.na/, /ˈsen.na/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛnna, -enna
- Hyphenation: Sèn‧na, Sén‧na
Proper noun
Senna f
- Seine, river of France
References
- senna in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Etymology 2
From the placenames Senna Comasco and Senna Lodigiana in Lombardy, possibly from the Etruscan personal name 𐌔𐌄𐌌𐌍𐌀 (semna). Also from the noun senna (“cassia tree”).
Proper noun
Senna m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2022
Portuguese
Proper noun
Senna
- a surname of Brazilian usage
Descendants
- English: Senna