Etymology

bryotoxin

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Today it means: Any of a group of toxins found in organisms of genus Bryophyllum. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βρύον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβρύον“moss”
  2. English todaybryotoxin

Ancient Greek βρύον (brúon, “moss”) + toxin

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβρύον all →

bryophytebryo-

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