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bertram

UK/ˈbɜːtɹəm/US/ˈbɜɹtɹəm/

bertram noun: a flowering plant of species Anacyclus pyrethrum.

bertram: a flowering plant of species Anacyclus pyrethrum
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Noun

bertram

  1. A flowering plant of species Anacyclus pyrethrum.
    Synonyms:
    bastard pellitory, pellitory of Spain, peleter, piretre, pyrethrum, Roman pellitory, Spanish chamomile, Mount Atlas daisy, akarkara

Proper noun capitalized: Bertram

Bertram

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Synonyms of bertram

Forms of bertram

alternative surnameBatterham

Origin of bertram

From German Bertram (according to Kluge appearing first in English in 1578), well-known, from Middle High German bërtram, bërhtram, from Old High German bërhtram, from Latin pyrethrum, from Ancient Greek πύρεθρον (púrethron).

From Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”) + *hrabnaz (“raven”).

Questions about bertram

What does bertram mean?
Bertram means a flowering plant of species Anacyclus pyrethrum.
What part of speech is bertram?
Bertram can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce bertram?
Bertram is pronounced /ˈbɜːtɹəm/ (UK).

Words near bertram in the dictionary

  1. Berton
  2. Bertone
  3. Bertones
  4. Bertons
  5. bertossaite
  6. bertram
  7. Bertrand
  8. Bertrand's paradox
  9. Bertrand's postulate
  10. Bertrand's reagent
  11. Bertrand-Chebyshev theorem

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