The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromσφριγάω“to be vigorous”
- English todaysphrigosis
From Ancient Greek σφριγάω (sphrigáō, “to be vigorous”) + -osis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sphrigosis
Today it means: In a tree, excessive growth of wood and leaves at the expense of fruit. Full definition →
Ancient Greek σφριγάω