Etymology

opegrapha

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Today it means: Any lichen species of the genus Opegrapha. Full definition →

translingual Opegrapha
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  1. translingual · borrowed fromOpegrapha
  2. English todayopegrapha

Borrowed from translingual Opegrapha, from Ancient Greek ὀπή (opḗ, “opening, hole”) + Ancient Greek γρᾰφή (grăphḗ, “drawing, writing”).

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