گلپر

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Persian

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The golpar plant.
Dried and ground golpar leaves erroneously sold as angelica.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Not present until the late 18th century and borrowed from Mazanderani کوله پر (kūle-par), bearing formerly also the forms گوله پر (gôla par), کوله پر (kôla par), کله پر (kola par), meaning “leafy ball”, referring to the umbels, see گوی (gôy, ball) and پر (par, wing; feather; leaf).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? gulpar
Dari reading? gulpar
Iranian reading? golpar
Tajik reading? gulpar

Noun

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گلپر (golpar)

  1. golpar, Persian hogweed (Heracleum persicum) (the seeds, leaves and stalks are used in Persian cooking)
    Synonym: (Afghanistan) بلدرغو (baldarğu)

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