alimurgy

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/ˌælɪˈmɜːrdʒi/

noun

The study of wild edible plants for use as food, especially in times of famine or food scarcity.

OriginItalian alimurgia →
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Meanings

nounalimurgy (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountablebiologyThe study of wild edible plants for use as food, especially in times of famine or food scarcity.

    The term alimurgy was coined in 1767 by the physician and naturalist Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti.

    2014, Paolo Maria Guarrera, Alimurgy and Ethnobotany of Wild Edible Plants in Italy

Origin

  1. Italianalimurgia
  2. Englishalimurgy

Borrowed from Italian alimurgia. Coined by the Italian naturalist Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti in 1767. See alimurgia for more.

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Translations

Italian alimurgia
  • alimurgiastudy of wild edible plants
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