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Latin
Etymology
From calx (“limestone, pebble”) + frangō (“break, shatter”), possibly via ellipsis of herba calcifraga f (“stone-breaking plant/herb”), with the adjective-deriving suffix -us, -a, -um.
Pronunciation
Noun
calcifraga f (genitive calcifragae); first declension
- a herb said to be a remedy for the stone (the central part of some fruits) (hart's-tongue fern: Asplenium scolopendrium?)
Declension
First-declension noun.
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