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Where does “asarabacca” come from?

asarabacca (English) comes from Latin asarum, from Ancient Greek ἄσαρον — hazelwort.

asarabacca (English): An acrid herbaceous plant, "Asarum europaeum",...

Definitions

  1. An acrid herbaceous plant, "Asarum europaeum",...

Ancestry of “asarabacca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinasarumwild nard, hazelwort; genitive plural of āsa
2Ancient Greekἄσαρονhazelwort
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