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œnophorum

œnophorum noun: a vessel (such as a jug or basket) for holding or transporting wine or wine bottles.

Noun

œnophorum (plural œnophora)

  1. (historical, obsolete) A vessel (such as a jug or basket) for holding or transporting wine or wine bottles.
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Forms of œnophorum

pluralœnophora

Origin of œnophorum

From œno- + -phor + -um, from Ancient Greek οἰνόφορον (oinóphoron), related to οἶνος (oînos, “wine”).

Questions about œnophorum

What does œnophorum mean?
Œnophorum means a vessel (such as a jug or basket) for holding or transporting wine or wine bottles.
What part of speech is œnophorum?
Œnophorum is a noun.
What is the plural of œnophorum?
The plural of œnophorum is œnophora.

Words near œnophorum in the dictionary

  1. œnomancy
  2. Œnomaus
  3. œnomel
  4. œnophile
  5. œnophiles
  6. œnophorum
  7. Œnophyta
  8. Œnotria
  9. Œnotrus
  10. Œnoë
  11. œsophagal

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