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πευκέδανον

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From πευκεδανός (peukedanós, bitter like resin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πευκέδᾰνον (peukédanonn (genitive πευκεδᾰ́νου); second declension

  1. sulphurwort (Peucedanum officinale)
    Synonym: ἀγρῐόφῠλλον (agrióphullon)
  2. (rare) squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium)
    Synonyms: ἐλατήριον (elatḗrion), σίκυς άγριος (síkus ágrios), βουβάλιον (boubálion)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: peucedanum
  • Translingual: Peucedanum

Further reading

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