What is the Latin word for garland?

The usual Latin words for “garland” are corōna, serō, sepulcrālis; also verbēna, corōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“garland” in Latin

corōnachaplet, laurel, or wreath; presented to athletes, the gods, or the dead; crown; garland serōto sow, plant; to beget, bring forth, produce; to found, establish; scatter, spread, disseminate; propagate; excite; cau sepulcrālissepulchral; pertaining to a tomb or funeral verbēnafoliage, especially that of olive, myrtle etc having religious and medicinal uses corōnōto crown, wreathe, coronate (with a garland, wreath, or crown); to encircle, enclose; to cut, to thrust

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

garland

corona (general term for crown, chaplet, or wreath; a garland of flowers, corona florea): corolla: sertum (the sertum for decorating doors, windows, etc.; the corolla [mostly poetical] for decorating the person on festive occasions; e.g., at sacrifices, etc.): ☞ strophium (στρόφιον) was some band for the head [Verg., Cop., 32. Prudentius, Cath., 3, 26; worn especially by priests, Fest., s., v.] . An altar decorated with garlands, ara floribus redimita. A funeral garland, corona funebris or sepulcralis: a nuptial garland, corona nuptialis (the bride’s was corolla de floribus, verbenis, herbisque a se lectis, Fest.): that has or wears a garland, coronatus: to make a garland, coronam nectere: to put on a garland, coronam capiti imponere: to put a garland on anybody, aliquem coronare; alicujus capiti coronam imponere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for garland?: The usual Latin words for “garland” are corōna, serō, sepulcrālis; also verbēna, corōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.