Etymology

dulcamara

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Today it means: The dried young branches of the woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara), formerly used as a diuretic, diaphoretic, sedative, and narcotic. Full definition →

Latin dūlcamāra
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdūlcamāra
  2. English todaydulcamara

Borrowed from Latin dūlcamāra.

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