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hermodactyl

hermodactyl noun: a type of root, probably from a plant of the genus Colchicum, as imported and used in Western medicine.

Noun

hermodactyl (plural hermodactyls)

  1. (obsolete) A type of root, probably from a plant of the genus Colchicum, as imported and used in Western medicine.
    • […] turbith, agaric, myrobolanes, hermodactyls, from the East Indies, tobacco from the West […], II.4.1.ii

Forms of hermodactyl

pluralhermodactyls

Origin of hermodactyl

From Medieval Latin hermodactylus, from Ancient Greek ἑρμοδάκτυλος (hermodáktulos, “Hermes's finger”).

Questions about hermodactyl

What does hermodactyl mean?
Hermodactyl means a type of root, probably from a plant of the genus Colchicum, as imported and used in Western medicine.
What part of speech is hermodactyl?
Hermodactyl is a noun.
What is the plural of hermodactyl?
The plural of hermodactyl is hermodactyls.

Words near hermodactyl in the dictionary

  1. hermitty
  2. hermitude
  3. Hermiz
  4. Hermizes
  5. hermo-
  6. hermodactyl
  7. hermodactyls
  8. Hermogenian
  9. Hermogenians
  10. Hermogenic
  11. Hermon

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