Thapsia

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Thapsia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Urocyclidae – certain air-breathing land snails.
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Etymology 2

From Latin thapsia, from Ancient Greek θαψία (thapsía, “a plant that dyed yellow, probably Thapsia garganica”), brought from Θάψος (Thápsos), an island in front of Sicily.

Proper noun

Thapsia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae – deadly carrots.
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