Hesperidean

adjective

Hes·​per·​id·​e·​an

variants or Hesperidian

¦hespə¦ridēən

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the gardens of the Hesperides

Word History

Etymology

Hesperides mythological paradisiacal garden growing golden apples (from the Hesperides, the nymphs that guard it, from Latin, from Greek) + English -an, -ian

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