Definitions For Alba

Etymology 1

First attested in 1821; borrowed from , ultimately from ; compare .

Noun

ALBA (plural ALBAs) A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.

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Etymology 2

First attested in 1848; borrowed from (the feminine form of albus, , white) in the now-disused species name of binomial nomenclature Rosa alba (it is now considered a hybrid and is accordingly called ).

Noun

ALBA (plural ALBAs) A white-flowered shrub rose of the hybrid Rosa × alba. A flower of the hybrid Rosa × alba.

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Etymology 3

First attested in 1859; borrowed from , the nominative plural form of album, , blank tablet, whence the .

Noun

(rare) Plural of album

Anagrams

AABL, Ba'al, Baal, Bala, Baʿal, LABA, blaa, laab