almez

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الميس‎ (almáys), from Arabic مَيْس‎ (mays, “a kind of tree”).

Noun

almez m (plural almeces)

  1. (botany) (Celtis) hackberry
  2. (botany) (Celtis australis L.)[1] Mediterranean hackberry

Synonyms
  • alatonero
  • aligonero
  • alironero
  • almecino (Andalucía)
  • ladonero
  • latonero
  • ledonero
  • lironero
  • llidonero
  • lodoño
  • lotono
  • ramón

Derived terms

Further reading

References
  1. Font Quer, Pío, «61. ALMEZ», Plantas medicinales - El Dioscórides renovado, 2002, Barcelona: Península, 1999, p. 131. ISBN 8483072424
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