Myrrhis

noun

Myr·​rhis

ˈmirə̇s

: a genus of European pubescent perennial herbs (family Umbelliferae) having pinnate leaves, compound umbels of white flowers, and linear oblong beaked fruit see sweet cicely

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, sweet cicely, from Greek

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