Etymology

onocerin

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Today it means: A white crystalline waxy triterpene extracted from the root of the leguminous plant spiny restharrow (Ononis spinosa). Full definition →

Latin Ononis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcera“wax”
  2. Latin · derived fromOnonis
  3. English todayonocerin

Latin Ononis, the generic name of the plant + Latin cera (“wax”) + -in

Words from the same roots

Latincera all →

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