aslankuyruğu

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آرسلان قویروغی (arslan kuyruğu, “motherwort”); equivalent to aslan (“lion”) +‎ kuyruk (“tail”).

Noun

aslankuyruğu (definite accusative aslankuyruğunu, plural aslankuyrukları)

motherwort, any of several perennial plants of the genus Leonurus

Further reading

Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “aslankuyruğu”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 320

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