Etymology

rhizanth

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Today it means: A parasitic flowering plant, all of which were formerly assigned to the order Rhizantheae. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῥίζα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῥίζα“root”
  2. English todayrhizanth

From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Words from the same roots

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