Etymology

alimurgy

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Today it means: The study of wild edible plants for use as food, especially in times of famine or food scarcity. Full definition →

Italian alimurgia
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromalimurgia
  2. English todayalimurgy

Borrowed from Italian alimurgia. Coined by the Italian naturalist Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti in 1767. See alimurgia for more.

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