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alpist

alpist noun: a seed of canary grass.

Noun

alpist

  1. A seed of canary grass.
  2. A seed of any variety of Phleum.

Origin of alpist

Spanish ‘’Alpiste’’, from the Mozarabic word, ‘’al-bisht’’ the alpist, from ‘’al-‘’, Arabic the + bisht alpist, from Medieval Latin ‘’pistum’’, from Latin, ‘’neuter of pistus’’, past participle of ‘’pinsere’’, (to pound, crush)

Questions about alpist

What does alpist mean?
Alpist means a seed of canary grass.
What part of speech is alpist?
Alpist is a noun.

Words near alpist in the dictionary

  1. alpinists
  2. Alpino
  3. alpinoside
  4. alpiropride
  5. alpish
  6. alpist
  7. Alpizar
  8. Alpizars
  9. alpland
  10. alplands
  11. Alplaus

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