averoon

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch averone, from Old French averoine, ultimately from Latin abrotonum, from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον (abrótonon). Doublet of averuit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː.vəˈroːn/

Noun

averoon f (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. (obsolete) synonym of averuit (“southernwood”)

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “averoon”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute