ἀλσίνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄλσος (álsos, grove), with a suffix found in other plant names like βαλσαμίνη (balsamínē) and μυρσίνη (mursínē).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀλσῐ́νη • (alsĭ́nēf (genitive ἀλσῐ́νης); first declension

  1. lichwort (Parietaria lusitanica)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Translingual: Alsine

Further reading