Oenanthe
1 of 2noun (1)
Oe·nan·the
ēˈnan(ˌ)thē
: a genus of Old World herbs (family Umbelliferae) having compound umbels of white flowers without carpophores see water dropwort
Oenanthe
2 of 2noun (2)
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: a small genus of Old World passerine birds comprising the wheatears
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
New Latin, from Latin, a kind of dropwort, a bird (perhaps the wheatear), from Greek oinanthē, from oin- oen- + anthē bloom, blossom, from anthos flower
Noun (2)
New Latin, from Latin, a bird (perhaps the wheatear)