Parthenocissus

Translingual

Parthenocissus quinquefolia in Fall

Etymology

New Latin: parthen- + Cissus, from Ancient Greek κισσός (kissós, ivy), a Pre-Greek word.

Proper noun

Parthenocissus f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Vitaceae creepers.

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References

  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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