ὠσχός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Hypothetically compared with Old Armenian ազգ (azg, people, tribe) and Persian آزغ (âzğ, a thing lopped (as vine-prunings); slip, cutting, scion), but this word is further isolated. The variation of the initial vowel rather shows that the word is Pre-Greek.

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Noun

ὠσχός (ōskhósm (genitive ὠσχοῦ); second declension

  1. (botany) young branch

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