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cerinthe

cerinthe noun: any member of the genus Cerinthe of vascular plants in the family Boraginaceae.

Noun

cerinthe (plural cerinthes)

  1. Any member of the genus Cerinthe of vascular plants in the family Boraginaceae.

Forms of cerinthe

pluralcerinthes

Origin of cerinthe

From the genus name.

Questions about cerinthe

What does cerinthe mean?
Cerinthe means any member of the genus Cerinthe of vascular plants in the family Boraginaceae.
What part of speech is cerinthe?
Cerinthe is a noun.
What is the plural of cerinthe?
The plural of cerinthe is cerinthes.

Words near cerinthe in the dictionary

  1. cerines
  2. cering
  3. Cerino
  4. Cerinos
  5. cerins
  6. cerinthe
  7. cerinthes
  8. Cerinthian
  9. Cerinthians
  10. Cerio
  11. cerioid

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