Etymology

ochna

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Today it means: Any of the genus Ochna of evergreen trees, shrubs and shrublets. Full definition →

translingual Ochna ← Ancient Greek ὄχνη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὄχνη“pear tree”
  2. translingual · borrowed fromOchna
  3. English todayochna

Borrowed from translingual Ochna, from Ancient Greek ὄχνη (ókhnē, “pear tree”).

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