φιντάνι

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From Ottoman Turkish فدان (fidan, young plant, sapling), from Byzantine Greek φυτόν (phutón, plant) (a reborrowing).

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φιντάνι (fintánin (plural φιντάνια)

  1. (botany) any young plant, sapling, scion used in grafting
    Synonyms: βλαστός m (vlastós), βλαστάρι n (vlastári)
  2. (figuratively) a young, inexperienced person
    Synonyms: νιόβγαλτος m (nióvgaltos), πρωτόβγαλτος m (protóvgaltos)

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