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Where does “Xyris” come from?

Xyris (Translingual) comes from Latin xyris, from Ancient Greek ξυρίς — gladen.

Ancestry of “Xyris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinxyrisiris
2Ancient Greekξυρίςgladen

Words derived from “Xyris”

  • xyridaceous
  • Xyridaceae
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