Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.
chamaemēlon n (genitive chamaemēlī); second declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
singular | plural | |
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nominative | chamaemēlon | chamaemēla |
genitive | chamaemēlī | chamaemēlōrum |
dative | chamaemēlō | chamaemēlīs |
accusative | chamaemēlon | chamaemēla |
ablative | chamaemēlō | chamaemēlīs |
vocative | chamaemēlon | chamaemēla |