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porro.

synonym of valkoporro (“Ballota nigra”)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈporːo/[ˈpo̞rːo̞]
  1. synonym of valkoporro (“Ballota nigra”)

  2. any plant of the genus Ballota

  3. the genus Ballota

    in-plural
Where this word comes from

Probably reappropriated from the name porro documented for Lamium albium (valkopeippi), for which a longer form of porrinkainen is also known. Possibly clipped from Swedish kardborre.

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