Etymology

gyrogonite

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Today it means: The petrified fruit of several species of stonewort Full definition →

Ancient Greek γῦρος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγῦρος“circle, ring”
  2. English todaygyrogonite

Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle, ring”) + γόνος (gónos, “fruit”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγῦρος all →

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