manita
one of the hand-like flowers of the manita tree
Meaning
Noun
- The tree Chiranthodendron pentadactylon, or the red, hand-like flower this tree produces.
Related
Similar words
- Devil's hand tree, devil's hand tree; Mexican hand tree; handflower, handflower tree; macpalxochitl
Origin
- Borrowed from Spanish manita ("little hand"), feminine-form diminutive of mano, because the small red flowers of the tree resemble five-fingered human hands.
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