κνῆκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks. Cognate with English honey, Albanian qengjë (beehive) and Latin canicae (bran).

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Noun

κνῆκος (knêkos) f (genitive κνῆκου); second declension

  1. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

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