πευκέδανον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From πευκεδανός (peukedanós, “bitter like resin”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πευκέδᾰνον • (peukédanon) n (genitive πευκεδᾰ́νου); second declension

  1. sulphurwort (Peucedanum officinale)
    Synonym: ἀγρῐόφῠλλον (agrióphullon)
  2. (rare) squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium)
    Synonyms: ἐλατήριον (elatḗrion), σίκυς άγριος (síkus ágrios), βουβάλιον (boubálion)

Inflection

Descendants

  • → Latin: peucedanum
  • → Translingual: Peucedanum

Further reading

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