badan

noun

ba·​dan

bəˈdän,

-an

plural -s

: a Siberian plant of the genus Saxifraga (S. crassifolia) with roots that are used as a tanning material

Word History

Etymology

Russian

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

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