Meanings
nounpeucedanum (plural peucedana or peucedanums)
plural peucedana · plural peucedanums
- Any apiaceous plant of the genus Peucedanum.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπευκεδᾰνός“bitter like resin”
- Ancient Greekπευκέδᾰνον
- Latinpeucedanum
- translingualPeucedanum
- Englishpeucedanum
Borrowed from translingual Peucedanum, from Latin peucedanum, from Ancient Greek πευκέδᾰνον (peukédănon), substantivization of Ancient Greek πευκεδᾰνός (peukedănós, “bitter like resin”).
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Dutch varkenskervel
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Finnish suoputki
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French peucédan
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German Haarstrang
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Hungarian kocsord
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Latvian rūgtdille
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Lithuanian saliavas
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Polish gorysz
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Russian гори́чник
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Ukrainian смовдь
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Cite this entry
APA
peucedanum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peucedanum
MLA
“peucedanum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peucedanum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peucedanum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peucedanum.
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