Chloris

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Translingual

Chloris truncata
Chloris chloris

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χλωρίς (khlōrís, greenfinch)

Proper noun

Chloris f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – windmill grasses.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – greenfinches.

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English

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"As she talks, her lips breathe spring roses: I was Chloris, who am now called Flora." Ovid

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χλωρίς (Khlōrís, literally Greenfinch), from χλωρός (khlōrós, greenish-yellow, pale green).

Proper noun

Chloris

  1. (Greek mythology) A nymph and the goddess of flowers and spring. She is a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of Zephyrus, and mother of Karpos. Her Roman counterpart is Flora.
  2. (Greek mythology) One of the Niobids.
  3. (Greek mythology) The wife of Neleus.
  4. (Greek mythology) The mother of Mopsus.
  5. (astronomy) 410 Chloris, a main-belt asteroid.

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