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The specific and common names derive from ajipa / asipa, the Quechua name for the plant, via Spanish. [196] Pampadromaeus † sauropodomorph: Quechua: From pampa ("plain") and Greek dromaeus ("runner") [197] Pampas cat (Leopardus pajeros) big cat: Quechua: From pampa ("plain"). The species name, pajeros is from "a native name" for the cat. [198]
Cantutas in Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca, Peru.. Cantua buxifolia, (/ ˈ k æ n tj u ə b ʌ k s ɪ ˈ f oʊ l i ə /, Hispanicized spellings cantuta, cantu), known as qantu, qantus or qantuta (Quechua, [1]) is a flowering plant found in the high valleys of the Yungas of the Andes mountains in western South America.
Documented Nahuatl words in the Spanish language (mostly as spoken in Mexico and Mesoamerica), also called Nahuatlismos include an extensive list of words that represent (i) animals, (ii) plants, fruit and vegetables, (iii) foods and beverages, and (iv) domestic appliances. Many of these words end with the absolutive suffix "-tl" in Nahuatl.
A 1990 census revealed 35 speakers in an ethnic population of 800. It is critically endangered, since most speakers are middle-aged or older. In their language, their autonym is ʔívil̃uqaletem, and the name of their language is ʔívil̃uʔat , but they also call themselves táxliswet, meaning "person". [4]
Devil's club, traditionally used by Native Americans to treat adult-onset diabetes and a variety of tumors. In vitro studies showed that extracts of devil's club inhibit tuberculosis microbes. [40] The plant is used medicinally and ceremonially by the Tlingit people of Southeast Alaska, who refer to it as "Tlingit aspirin". A piece of devil's ...
Pithecellobium dulce, commonly known as Manila tamarind, Madras thorn, monkeypod tree or camachile, [4] [5] is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Pacific Coast and adjacent highlands of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. [3]
Caesalpinia monensis Britton (Mona Is.); Calliandra haematomma var. locoensis (R.G.García & Kolterman) Barneby (southwestern Puerto Rico); Chamaecrista glandulosa var. mirabilis (Pollard) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
The Nahuatl word ololiuhqui means "round thing", and refers to the small, brown, oval seeds of the morning glory, [5] not the plant itself, which is called coaxihuitl (“snake-plant") in Nahuatl, and hiedra, bejuco or quiebraplatos in the Spanish language. The seeds, in Spanish, are sometimes called semilla de la Virgen (seeds of the Virgin Mary).