English Explanatory Dictionary

manita

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tree Chiranthodendron pentadactylon, or the red, hand-like flower this tree produces.

Pronunciation

/məˈniːtə/

Word forms

manita manitas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish manita (“little hand”), feminine-form diminutive of mano (“hand”), because the small red flowers of the tree resemble five-fingered human hands.

Synonyms

Devil's hand tree Mexican hand tree handflower handflower tree macpalxochitl
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