PANCRATIUM


Meaning of PANCRATIUM in English

panˈkrāshēəm noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek pankration, from pankrates all-powerful, from pan- + kratos strength, power — more at hard

1. also pancration -s : an ancient Greek athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling

2.

[New Latin, from Greek pankration sea-daffodil]

a. capitalized : a genus of Old World bulbous herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) having mostly pure white umbellate flowers with a funnel-shaped perianth and conspicuous crown — see sea daffodil

b. -s : any plant of the genus Pancratium

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