hermodactyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

hermodactyl hermodactyls

Etymology

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

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