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calcifraga.

rock-plant (empetros); unknown plant (removes bladder stones); (haristongue?);

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kaɫˈkɪ.fra.ɡa]Classical-Latin[kal̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.fra.ɡa]
  1. a herb said to be a remedy for the stone (the central part of some fruits) (hart's-tongue fern: Asplenium scolopendrium?)

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From calx (“limestone, pebble”) + frangō (“break, shatter”) + -a, possibly via ellipsis of herba calcifraga f (“stone-breaking plant/herb”), with the adjective-deriving suffix -us, -a, -um.

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