# stevia
## English
### Etymology

From the Latin genus name Stevia, after 16th century Spanish botanist Pedro Jaime Esteve (latinized as Petrus Jacobus Stevus).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈstiːvɪə/, /ˈstɛvɪə/

### Noun

stevia (plural stevias)
* Any of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America. [from 19th c.]
    Synonym: (US) sweetleaf
** 2006, Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney, Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies, 10th edition, page 49:A naturally sweet herb called stevia is gaining in popularity as a sugar substitute, especially in beverages. Food additives must provide evidence of their safety and effectiveness before receiving FDA approval, and stevia lacks this approval for use as a sweetener because so little is known about its effects on human health, save that it can be absorbed by the human digestive tract.
** 2010, Rita Girouard Mertig, What Nurses Know...Diabetes, page 18:Another natural sweetener comes from the stevia plant. In December 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave a “generally recognized as safe” status to Truvia and PureVia, both of which are wholly derived from the stevia plant and have no calories.
** 2010, Sam Graci, The Food Connection: The Right Food at the Right Time, page 139:My absolute preference for a sweetener is the herb stevia—not the white crystalline extract, but the chopped green leaves. Stevia has no calories and does not cause any insulin response.
* A sweetener, many times sweeter than an equal amount of sugar, extracted from Stevia rebaudiana, that can be substituted for sugar for some purposes.
** 2003, M. Sara Rosenthal, The Natural Woman's Guide to Living with the Complications of Diabetes, page 42:Stevia is a natural, non-fattening sweetener that is 30 to 100 times sweeter than sugar and without any of the aftertaste that is common in many sugar substitutes.
** 2008, Jack Staub, 75 Exceptional Herbs for Your Garden, page 563:Around 1970, Japan approved stevia as a sweetener and flavor enhancer, and, in the last 35 years of Japanese employment, not a single case of toxic or deleterious effect has been brought to light.
** 2011, Mary D Martino, Natural Health: Alternatives and Prevention of Disease, page 365:Stevia is made from the leaves of a small shrub found largely in South America and China, and has been used by indigenous peoples for hundreds of years. It is considered one of the healthiest sweeteners available, and often used as a tonic for healing wounds.

#### Usage notes

The distinction between the herb and sweetener senses is often blurred.

#### Synonyms

* (any species of genus Stevia): candy leaf, sugar leaf, sweet honey leaf (Australia), sweet herb of Paraguay

#### Derived terms

* steviol

#### Translations
### Further reading

* stevia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* stevia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

### Anagrams

* sative, save it

## Finnish
### Etymology

< translingual Stevia

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsteʋiɑ/, [ˈs̠te̞ʋiɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eʋiɑ
* Hyphenation: ste‧via

### Noun

stevia
* stevia, candyleaf, sweetleaf, sugarleaf (plant of the genus Stevia)
* stevia, Stevia rebaudiana
* stevia (sweetener obtained from these plants, but primarily from Stevia rebaudiana)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of stevia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
steviani
steviani
accusative
nom.
steviani
steviani
gen.
steviani
genitive
steviani
stevioideni stevioitteni steviaini $^{rare}$
partitive
steviaani
stevioitani
inessive
steviassani
stevioissani
elative
steviastani
stevioistani
illative
steviaani
stevioihini
adessive
steviallani
stevioillani
ablative
stevialtani
stevioiltani
allative
stevialleni
stevioilleni
essive
stevianani
stevioinani
translative
steviakseni
stevioikseni
abessive
steviattani
stevioittani
instructive
comitative
—stevioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
steviasi
steviasi
accusative
nom.
steviasi
steviasi
gen.
steviasi
genitive
steviasi
stevioidesi stevioittesi steviaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
steviaasi
stevioitasi
inessive
steviassasi
stevioissasi
elative
steviastasi
stevioistasi
illative
steviaasi
stevioihisi
adessive
steviallasi
stevioillasi
ablative
stevialtasi
stevioiltasi
allative
steviallesi
stevioillesi
essive
stevianasi
stevioinasi
translative
steviaksesi
stevioiksesi
abessive
steviattasi
stevioittasi
instructive
comitative
—stevioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
steviamme
steviamme
accusative
nom.
steviamme
steviamme
gen.
steviamme
genitive
steviamme
stevioidemme stevioittemme steviaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
steviaamme
stevioitamme
inessive
steviassamme
stevioissamme
elative
steviastamme
stevioistamme
illative
steviaamme
stevioihimme
adessive
steviallamme
stevioillamme
ablative
stevialtamme
stevioiltamme
allative
steviallemme
stevioillemme
essive
stevianamme
stevioinamme
translative
steviaksemme
stevioiksemme
abessive
steviattamme
stevioittamme
instructive
comitative
—stevioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
stevianne
stevianne
accusative
nom.
stevianne
stevianne
gen.
stevianne
genitive
stevianne
stevioidenne stevioittenne steviainne $^{rare}$
partitive
steviaanne
stevioitanne
inessive
steviassanne
stevioissanne
elative
steviastanne
stevioistanne
illative
steviaanne
stevioihinne
adessive
steviallanne
stevioillanne
ablative
stevialtanne
stevioiltanne
allative
steviallenne
stevioillenne
essive
steviananne
stevioinanne
translative
steviaksenne
stevioiksenne
abessive
steviattanne
stevioittanne
instructive
comitative
—stevioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
steviansa
steviansa
accusative
nom.
steviansa
steviansa
gen.
steviansa
genitive
steviansa
stevioidensa stevioittensa steviainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
steviaansa
stevioitaan stevioitansa
inessive
steviassaan steviassansa
stevioissaan stevioissansa
elative
steviastaan steviastansa
stevioistaan stevioistansa
illative
steviaansa
stevioihinsa
adessive
steviallaan steviallansa
stevioillaan stevioillansa
ablative
stevialtaan stevialtansa
stevioiltaan stevioiltansa
allative
stevialleen steviallensa
stevioilleen stevioillensa
essive
stevianaan stevianansa
stevioinaan stevioinansa
translative
steviakseen steviaksensa
stevioikseen stevioiksensa
abessive
steviattaan steviattansa
stevioittaan stevioittansa
instructive
comitative
—stevioineen stevioinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (Stevia rebaudiana): makeastevia

#### Derived terms

* makeastevia

### Further reading

* “stevia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Stevia, taxonomic genus named after 16th century Spanish botanist Pedro Jaime Esteve (latinized as Petrus Jacobus Stevus).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstɛ.vja/
* Rhymes: -ɛvja
* Hyphenation: stè‧via

### Noun

stevia f (plural stevie)
* stevia (plant of the genus Stevia)

### Further reading

* stevia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* avesti, estiva, stiave, sviate, tesavi

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* estevia

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstebja/ [ˈst̪e.β̞ja], /esˈtebja/ [esˈt̪e.β̞ja]
* Rhymes: -ebja
* Syllabification: ste‧via

### Noun

stevia f (plural stevias)
* stevia