torvisco
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hispanic Late Latin turbiscus, idem, attested by Isidore of Seville; from Vulgar Latin *turbiscāre, from Latin turbāre (“to disturb”).[1] Compare Portuguese trovisco, Galician trobisco.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]torvisco m (plural torviscos)
- (botany) flax-leaved daphne (Daphne gnidium)
- Synonym: matagallina
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
[edit]- “torvisco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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