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alimurgy

/ˌælɪˈmɜːrdʒi/

alimurgy noun: the study of wild edible plants for use as food, especially in times of famine or food scarcity.

Noun

alimurgy (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The study of wild edible plants for use as food, especially in times of famine or food scarcity.
    • The term alimurgy was coined in 1767 by the physician and naturalist Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti.2014, Paolo Maria Guarrera, Alimurgy and Ethnobotany of Wild Edible Plants in Italy

Origin of alimurgy

Borrowed from Italian alimurgia. Coined by the Italian naturalist Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti in 1767. See alimurgia for more.

Questions about alimurgy

What does alimurgy mean?
Alimurgy means the study of wild edible plants for use as food, especially in times of famine or food scarcity.
What part of speech is alimurgy?
Alimurgy is a noun.
How do you pronounce alimurgy?
Alimurgy is pronounced /ˌælɪˈmɜːrdʒi/.

Words near alimurgy in the dictionary

  1. alimony drones
  2. Alimos
  3. Alimpești
  4. alims
  5. Alimsog
  6. alimurgy
  7. Alina
  8. Alinan
  9. alinasal
  10. alinastine
  11. Alindahaw

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