from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A genus of apetalous plants of the order Illecebraceæ, type of the tribe Sclerantheæ.
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- n. small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel
Sorry, no etymologies found.
“Agrimony for mental torture behind a carefree mask, chesnut for failure to learn from mistakes, impatiens for frustration, mustard for gloom, scleranthus for mood swings, white chestnut for mental arguments, wild oat for uncertainty.”