alzina

See also: Alzina

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin ilicīna. Compare Spanish encina (“evergreen oak”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əlˈzi.nə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [alˈzi.na]

Noun

alzina f (plural alzines)

holm oak (Quercus ilex)
Synonym: alzinera

Derived terms

alzina glanera
alzinall
alzinar
alzinat
alzineda
alzinenc
alzinera
alzineta
alzinoi

Further reading

“alzina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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