wampee
A tree, Clausena lansium, native to Southern China and IndochinaA tree, Clausena lansium, native to Southern China and Indochina.
Meaning
3 sensesA tree, Clausena lansium, native to Southern China and Indochina.
The fruit of this tree.
Pontederia species, especially Pontederia cordata.
- American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Cantonese 黃皮 /黄皮 (wong⁴ pei⁴⁻², “wampee”, literally “yellow skin”). PerhapsBorrowed from Cantonese 黃皮 /黄皮 (wong⁴ pei⁴⁻², “wampee”, literally “yellow skin”).
Perhaps from a Native American language of the Carolinas such as Carolina Algonquian. If the name was originally applied to a white variety, it could be from the Algqonian root for "white": compare Massachusett wompi (“white”), whence English wamp and wampum.
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Forms
plural: wampeesSynonyms
4 synonyms- American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds:pickerelweedpickerel weedPontederia cordata
See also
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