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orval.

golden ragwort (Senecio doria)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[urˈbal]Central, Northern[orˈval]Balearic[oɾˈval]Valencia[orˈbal]Northwestern

  1. golden ragwort (Senecio doria)

    masculine

  2. ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)

    masculine

  3. shrubby St. John's wort (Hypericum androsaemum)

    masculine

  4. clary sage, clary (Salvia sclarea)

    masculine

  5. black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin aurum valet (literally “it is worth gold”), folk etymology for Latin auris galli (“cock's ear”), from auris (“ear”) and galli, genitive of gallus (“cock”). Compare French orvale (“clary sage”).

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