asplenium
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See also: Asplenium
English
Etymology
A genericization of translingual Asplenium (“the spleenworts”), from Linnaeus's New Latin adjustment of Latin asplenon (“spleenwort”), from Ancient Greek ἄσπληνον (ásplēnon, “spleenwort”), from ἀ- (a-, “un-”) + σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ον (-on, “-um”), from its use to cure anthrax in livestock.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːniəm
Noun
asplenium (plural aspleniums)
- (botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
References
- “spleenwort, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1914. - “Asplenium”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Linnaeus's adjustment of asplēnon (“spleenwort”), from Ancient Greek ἄσπληνον (ásplēnon).
Noun
asplēnium n (genitive asplēniī); second declension
- (New Latin) a spleenwort
- (New Latin) the spleenworts collectively
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | asplēnium | asplēnia |
| genitive | asplēniī | asplēniōrum |
| dative | asplēniō | asplēniīs |
| accusative | asplēnium | asplēnia |
| ablative | asplēniō | asplēniīs |
| vocative | asplēnium | asplēnia |
Descendants
- Translingual: Asplenium