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Meaning of "gazania" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GAZANIA

Named after Theodore of Gaza, 1398–1478, translator of the botanical treatises of Theophrastus.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GAZANIA

gazania  [ɡəˈzeɪnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAZANIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gazania is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GAZANIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gazania

Gazania

Gazania /ɡəˈzeɪniə/ is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Southern Africa. They produce large, daisy-like composite flowers in brilliant shades of yellow and orange, over a long period in summer. They are often planted as drought-tolerant groundcover.

Definition of gazania in the English dictionary

The definition of gazania in the dictionary is any plant of the S. African genus Gazania, grown for their rayed flowers in variegated colours; the flowers close in the afternoon: family Asteraceae Also called: treasure flower.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GAZANIA


Albania
ælˈbeɪnɪə
Campania
kæmˈpeɪnɪə
decalcomania
dɪˌkælkəˈmeɪnɪə
hypomania
ˌhaɪpəʊˈmeɪnɪə
leishmania
liːʃˈmeɪnɪə
Lithuania
ˌlɪθjʊˈeɪnɪə
mania
ˈmeɪnɪə
Mauritania
ˌmɒrɪˈteɪnɪə
miscellanea
ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə
Pennsylvania
ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnɪə
Pomerania
ˌpɒməˈreɪnɪə
Rainier
ˈreɪnɪə
Romania
rəʊˈmeɪnɪə
Rumania
ruːˈmeɪnɪə
Tasmania
tæzˈmeɪnɪə
titania
taɪˈteɪnɪə
Transylvania
ˌtrænsɪlˈveɪnɪə
Urania
jʊˈreɪnɪə
zanier
ˈzeɪnɪə
zizania
zɪˈzeɪnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GAZANIA

gazabo
gazang
Gazankulu
gazar
gaze
gazebo
gazeful
gazehound
gazelle
gazelle hound
gazelle-like
gazement
gazer
gazette
gazetted officer
gazetteer
gazetteerish
Gaziantep
gazillion
gazillionaire

WORDS THAT END LIKE GAZANIA

Alania
Anglomania
Aquitania
Araucania
Azania
bibliomania
Catania
Chania
Christiania
erotomania
Hania
Hispania
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
kleptomania
Lucania
Lusitania
Mauretania
melomania
Oceania
Tanzania

Synonyms and antonyms of gazania in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gazania» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GAZANIA

Find out the translation of gazania to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gazania from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gazania» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

gazania
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gazania
570 millions of speakers

English

gazania
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gazania
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gazania
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Газания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gazania
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Gazania
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gazania
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gazania
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gazania
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガザニア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Gazania는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gazania
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gazania
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கஸானியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गझानिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gazania
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gazania
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gazania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Газанія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gazania
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gazania
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gazania
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gazania
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gazania
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gazania

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GAZANIA»

The term «gazania» is normally little used and occupies the 110.233 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GAZANIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gazania» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gazania» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gazania

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAZANIA»

Discover the use of gazania in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gazania and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants
Gazania rigens Gelsemium sempervirens Genista sagittalis Gentiana septemfida Geranium sanguineum var. striatum Gerbera jamesonii. usually lance shaped to elliptic or spoon shaped — and small, somewhat star-shaped pink or white ...
Frances Tenenbaum, 2003
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The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Perennials
GENUS XXX. GAZANIA, R. Broum. THE GAZANIA. Lin. Syst. SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA FRUSTRANEA. Generic Character Flowers radiate. Receptacle naked, or honey-combed. Seeds very hairy ; pappus chaffy. Involucre tubular at the base ...
Mrs. Loudon (Jane), 1844
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The South African what Flower is That?
GAURA GAZANlA Gaura lindheimeri Gazania hybrid Gazania hybrid GAURA Onagraceae Tall graceful spikes of flowers, showy when allowed to grow in large clumps at the back of a mixed border, or as accent plants elsewhere in the garden, ...
Kristo Pienaar, 2000
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Gardener's Guide to Tropical Plants: Cool Ways to Add Hot ...
Growing Tips Provide a regular program that allows gazania plants to dry out between waterings. Use a complete, all-purpose fertilizer regularly from the spring through fall and in minimal amounts in the winter. Deadhead the flowers to  ...
Nellie Neal, 2012
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CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...
in English: pinyon groundsmoke Gazania Gaertner Asteraceae Perhaps from the Greek gaza 'riches, the royal treasure', or after Theodore of Gaza (Theodorus Gaza, Theodoros Gazes), 1398–1478, translator of the botanical works of ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012
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Mediterranean Gardening: A Waterwise Approach
Freesia retracta Gazania kniphofia Limonium perezii ! Osteospermum '. Pancratium maritimum Penstemon heterophyllus Phormium tenax ! Sparaxis tricolor Succulents, many ! Urginea maritima EROSION CONTROL Soil is kept in place by a ...
Heidi Gildemeister, 2002
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Abiotic Disorders of Landscape Plants: A Diagnostic Guide
... 166t Gazania aurantiacum (South African daisy) boron tolerance, 94 salt tolerance, 94, 105 Gazania (gazania) boron tolerance, 94, 111 pH tolerance, 130 salt tolerance, 94, 105 Gazania rigens leucolaena (trailing gazania), fire fuel volume, ...
Laurence Raleigh Costello, 2003
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Field Guide to Fynbos
Gazania GAZANIA, COUSBLOM Perennial or sometimes annual herbs, usually tufted, with milky latex. Leaves mostly basal or in a rosette, narrow or deeply lobed into narrow segments, usually with the margins rolled under and white- felted ...
John Manning, 2007
9
Crochet Bouquet: Easy Designs for Dozens of Flowers
Easy Designs for Dozens of Flowers Suzann Thompson. I always remember the Gazania's name by thinking of its zany petals. Please reserve judgment as you crochet this blossom, because it doesn't look like itself until the last round is done.
Suzann Thompson, 2008
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The Complete Guide to Companion Planting: Everything You ...
Gazania blooms in late spring to summer and has yellow, orange, and red daisy- like flowers with dark centers. They grow from 6 to 16 inches high. The plants are easy to grow as they are drought tolerant and do well in poor soil. They make a ...
Dale Mayer, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAZANIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gazania is used in the context of the following news items.
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GV Gardeners: Some garden plants bunny-resistant - Green Valley …
... verbenas, santolina, artemisia and gazania. These are all evergreen perennials and, besides handsome greenery, most flower profusely. «Green Valley News, Jul 15»
2
A natural hobby
There are irises, daylilies, large anemone, Gazania, rose bushes and Shasta daisies. On the walls, we have climbing clemantis that might have ... «The MidWeek, Jul 15»
3
Real estate transactions
The Ryland Group Inc. sold 220 Gazania Way, Grand Oaks to Kevin M. and Julie M. Giordano for $331,777. Justin L. and Jaime L. Morris sold ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
4
Time to catch up on planting, fertilizing
Bedding plants for fall color, including ageratum, balsam, celosia, cleome, cockscomb, coleus, dusty miller, dwarf dahlia, gazania, impatiens, ... «The Daily Advertiser, Jul 15»
5
After the rains cease, and heat begins, gardens need attention
For color in a sunny area, look for zinnias, marigolds, sunflowers, gazania, cockscomb and vinca. In an area that gets partial sun, choices ... «The Port Arthur News, Jun 15»
6
Subtropical roof garden opens in London's Oxford Street
The space features many mature and long-blooming plants to provide colour to last all summer, starting with vivid orange gazania and purple ... «Horticulture Week, Jun 15»
7
Sheriff's Blotter
A man, 39, and a woman, 30, were arrested for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant in the 100 block of Gazania Court. Westlake/ ... «Thousand Oaks Acorn, Jun 15»
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Alan Titchmarsh's tips on growing Mediterranean plants in your garden
Sun-loving daisies such as osteospermum, gazania and lampranthus also look very authentic. They'll all overwinter in a frost-free conservatory, ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»
9
Gardening: prepare for the trials of UAE summer
It's time to say goodbye to petunia, sweet alyssum and gazania, and tomatoes and salad greens. For plants that stay on the terrace throughout ... «The National, May 15»
10
Gearing Up for Summer Herbs
Surrounded by Gazania in yellow, orange and red. Caesar's Brother Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother') - Beardless dark purple ... «Good4Utah, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Gazania [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gazania>. Apr 2024 ».
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