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macir

macir noun: a spicy red bark from India, imported to the Roman Empire in the first century CE, possibly the fragrant resin of Ailanthus triphysa.

Noun

macir (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A spicy red bark from India, imported to the Roman Empire in the first century CE, possibly the fragrant resin of Ailanthus triphysa

Origin of macir

Learned borrowing from Latin macir; doublet of mace.

Questions about macir

What does macir mean?
Macir means a spicy red bark from India, imported to the Roman Empire in the first century CE, possibly the fragrant resin of Ailanthus triphysa.
What part of speech is macir?
Macir is a noun.

Words near macir in the dictionary

  1. MacIntyrian
  2. Maciolek
  3. Macioleks
  4. Macip
  5. Macips
  6. macir
  7. MacIsaac
  8. macitentan
  9. MacIver
  10. MacIvers
  11. mack

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