hermodactyl
Meanings
noun
- A type of root, probably from a plant of the genus Colchicum, as imported and used in Western medicine.
Word forms
Etymology
From Medieval Latin hermodactylus, from Ancient Greek ἑρμοδάκτυλος (hermodáktulos, “Hermes's finger”).
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