theligonum

the·​lig·​o·​num

variants or less commonly thelygonum

thə̇ˈligənəm

taxonomic synonym of cynocrambe

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin thelygonon, any of several plants of the genera Mercurialis and Crucianella, from Greek thēlygonon, from thēlys female + -gonon (from the stem of gignesthai to be born)

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