Etymology

hemerophyte

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Today it means: Any cultivated plant, especially one introduced from elsewhere Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἡμέρᾱ“day”
  2. English todayhemerophyte

Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”) + -phyte (“plant”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἡμέρᾱ all →

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