OENANTHE


Meaning of OENANTHE in English

I. ēˈnan(ˌ)thē noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a kind of dropwort, a bird (perhaps the wheatear), from Greek oinanthē, from oin- oen- + anthē bloom, blossom, from anthos flower — more at anthology

: a genus of Old World herbs (family Umbelliferae) having compound umbels of white flowers without carpophores — see water dropwort

II. noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a bird (perhaps the wheatear)

: a small genus of Old World passerine birds comprising the wheatears

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