Etymology

sarcococca

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Today it means: Any plant of the genus Sarcococca, native to Asia and Central America. Full definition →

translingual Sarcococca
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  1. translingual · borrowed fromSarcococca
  2. English todaysarcococca

Borrowed from translingual Sarcococca. Further from Ancient Greek σᾰ́ρξ (sắrx, “flesh”) + Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”) + translingual -a f.

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