Prosopis

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Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Late Latin prosopis (burdock), from Ancient Greek προσωπίς (prosōpís, burdock), original sense "mask," from πρόσωπον (prósōpon, face).

Proper noun[edit]

Prosopis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the mesquites and algarrobos.

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References[edit]

  • De materia medica: Translated and edited by Lily Y. Beck. Third, revised edition.

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