English Explanatory Dictionary

peucedanum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any apiaceous plant of the genus Peucedanum.

Word forms

peucedanum peucedana peucedanums

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Peucedanum, from Latin peucedanum, from Ancient Greek πευκέδᾰνον (peukédănon), substantivization of Ancient Greek πευκεδᾰνός (peukedănós, “bitter like resin”).

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