Hesperia
/hɛˈspɪərɪə/
noun
1.
a poetic name used by the ancient Greeks for Italy and by the Romans for Spain or beyond
Read Also:
- Hesperian
[he-speer-ee-uh n] /hɛˈspɪər i ən/ adjective 1. western; occidental. 2. of or relating to the Hesperides. noun 3. a native or inhabitant of a western land. /hɛˈspɪərɪən/ adjective 1. (poetic) western 2. of or relating to the Hesperides noun 3. a native or inhabitant of a western land
- Hesperides
[he-sper-i-deez] /hɛˈspɛr ɪˌdiz/ noun 1. Classical Mythology. 2. (italics) (used with a plural verb) a collection of poems (1648) by Robert Herrick. /hɛˈspɛrɪˌdiːz/ plural noun (Greek myth) 1. the daughters of Hesperus, nymphs who kept watch with a dragon over the garden of the golden apples in the Islands of the Blessed 2. (functioning as […]
- Hesperidin
[he-sper-i-din] /hɛˈspɛr ɪ dɪn/ noun, Biochemistry. 1. a crystallizable, bioflavinoid glycoside, C 28 H 34 O 15 , occurring in most citrus fruits, especially in the spongy envelope of oranges and lemons. /hɛˈspɛrɪdɪn/ noun 1. a glycoside extracted from orange peel or other citrus fruits and used to treat capillary fragility
- Hesperidium
[hes-puh-rid-ee-uh m] /ˌhɛs pəˈrɪd i əm/ noun, plural hesperidia [hes-puh-rid-ee-uh] /ˌhɛs pəˈrɪd i ə/ (Show IPA). Botany. 1. the fruit of a citrus plant, as an orange. /ˌhɛspəˈrɪdɪəm/ noun 1. (botany) the fruit of citrus plants, in which the flesh consists of fluid-filled hairs and is protected by a tough rind
- Hesperinos
[es-pe-ree-naws; English hes-per-uh-nos, hes-per-uh-nos] /ɛsˌpɛ riˈnɔs; English ˌhɛs pər əˈnɒs, ˈhɛs pər əˌnɒs/ noun, Greek Orthodox Church. 1. (def 3).