Etymology

cestrum

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Today it means: Any member of the genus Cestrum Full definition →

Ancient Greek κέστρον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκέστρον“betony”
  2. English todaycestrum

From Latinized form of Ancient Greek κέστρον (késtron, “betony”).

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