Saccharum

See also: saccharum

Translingual

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH
Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH
Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
Pali sakkharābor.
Ancient Greek σᾰ́κχᾰρ (sắkkhăr)
Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)der.
Latin saccharon
Latin saccharumbor.
Translingual Saccharum

    Borrowed from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρον (sákkharon, “sugar”).

    Proper noun

    Saccharum n

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – sugar canes.

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