averoon
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch averone, from Old French averoine, ultimately from Latin abrotonum, from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον (abrótonon). Doublet of averuit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aː.vəˈroːn/
Noun
averoon f (uncountable, no diminutive)
- (obsolete) synonym of averuit (“southernwood”)
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “averoon”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute