Actaea

See also: actaea

Translingual

Etymology 1

From Latin actaea (baneberry).

Proper noun

Actaea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – baneberry or bugbane, flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
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Etymology 2

The nereid Actaea, Ἁκταία, from Ancient Greek ἁκτή (haktḗ, coast, shore) +‎ -a

Proper noun

Actaea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Xanthidae – various mud crabs.
  2. (astronomy) The moon of the possible dwarf planet Salacia.
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