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- Ancient Greek · derived fromκυνόροδον
- English todaycynarrhodium
From Ancient Greek κυνόροδον (kunórodon), from κύων (kúōn) + ῥόδον (rhódon).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A fruit like that of the rose, consisting of a cup formed of the calyx tube and receptacle, and containing achenes. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek κυνόροδον (kunórodon), from κύων (kúōn) + ῥόδον (rhódon).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.