Etymology

crinum

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Today it means: Any of the genus Crinum of perennial plants with large showy flowers on leafless stems, which develop from bulbs. Full definition →

translingual Crinum ← Ancient Greek κρῐ́νον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρῐ́νον“lily”
  2. translingual · borrowed fromCrinum
  3. English todaycrinum

Borrowed from translingual Crinum, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κρῐ́νον (krĭ́non, “lily”).

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