kasvi

== Finnish == === Etymology === kasv- (“to grow”) +‎ -i. Modern meaning “plant” given by Finnish physician and author Samuel Roos in 1845; earlier senses included “tumour; growth; annual shoot”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑsʋi/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠ʋi] Rhymes: -ɑsʋi Syllabification(key): kas‧vi Hyphenation(key): kas‧vi === Noun === kasvi plant (non-animal organism, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis) (dialectal, chiefly Southwest Finnish) synonym of vuosikasvain ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== kasvaa === References === === Further reading === “kasvi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === kvasi-, vaksi, vaski