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tei

Pronunciation: /ˈtej/

“tei” is a Romanian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. linden tree

In Romanian

  1. (bot.) (Tilia platyphyllos) arbore cu frunze mari în formă de inimă, cu flori albe sau albe-gălbui, puternic parfumate, melifere, utilizate în farmacie, și cu fructe achene.
  2. (text.) fibră din scoarța de tei, folosită la legat și la fabricat sfori, frânghii, rogojini.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tilia, turned masculine in assimilation to other tree names, or through Vulgar Latin *tilius. Compare Italian tiglio and Friulian tei.

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