hendibeh
hendibeh noun: the common chicory (Cichorium intybus).
Noun
hendibeh
- The common chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- In like manner, there can be little doubt that the specific terms Endivia and Intybus, are both derived from the Arabic name hendibeh.1829, John Claudius Loudon, An Encyclopaedia of Plants, page 679
- The specific name, Intybus, is a modification of another Eastern name for the plant, hendibeh; and the endive of the garden, the C. endivia of science, an allied but foreign species, derives both its common and specific names from the same word.1878, Frederick Edward Hulme, Familiar Wild Flowers, page 82
Origin of hendibeh
Borrowed from Arabic هِنْدِبَاء (hindibāʔ).
Questions about hendibeh
- What does hendibeh mean?
- Hendibeh means the common chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- What part of speech is hendibeh?
- Hendibeh is a noun.
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