Scandix

noun

Scan·​dix

ˈskandiks

: a small genus of Eurasian herbs (family Umbelliferae) with finely dissected leaves, white flowers, and wingless long-beaked fruit and with obscure oil tubes see lady's comb

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, chervil, from Greek skandix

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