Oenanthe

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noun (1)

Oe·​nan·​the

ēˈnan(ˌ)thē

: a genus of Old World herbs (family Umbelliferae) having compound umbels of white flowers without carpophores see water dropwort

Oenanthe

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noun (2)

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: a small genus of Old World passerine birds comprising the wheatears

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

New Latin, from Latin, a kind of dropwort, a bird (perhaps the wheatear), from Greek oinanthē, from oin- oen- + anthē bloom, blossom, from anthos flower

Noun (2)

New Latin, from Latin, a bird (perhaps the wheatear)

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