andrachne

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English

Andrachne phyllanthoides
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Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

andrachne (plural andrachnes)

  1. Any of the genus Andrachne of flowering plants.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνδράχνη (andrákhnē).

Pronunciation

Noun

andrachnē f (genitive andrachnēs); first declension

  1. purslane

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type).

References

  • andrachne”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • andrachne in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.