Levkoje

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German

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Dreihörnige LevkojeMatthiola tricuspidata
Gold-LevkojeErysimum cheiri

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed in the 18th century from Ancient Greek λευκόιον (leukóion, white violet) influenced by Greek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛfˈkoːjə/
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  • Hyphenation: Lev‧ko‧je

Noun

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Levkoje f (genitive Levkoje, plural Levkojen)

  1. stock (Matthiola gen. et spp.)
    • 1876, Karl Müller, “Über Modeblumen und Modepflanzen. Ein Culturbild”, in Unsere Zeit: deutsche Revue der Gegenwart, volume 12 1/2GB, page 49:
      Eine Nelke, eine Levkoi, ein Lackstock u. dgl. war fast alles, was man an den Fenstern damaliger Zeit gewahrte.
      A carnation, a stock, a wallflower and the like was nearly all that one could discern on the windows of that time.
  2. (archaic) wallflower (Erysimum olim Cheiranthus gen. et spp.) [till 19th century often]

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