averuit

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch averute, from Old Dutch *avarūta, from Proto-West Germanic *abrūtā, from Latin abrotonum, from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον (abrótonon). Doublet of averoon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː.vəˈrœy̯t/

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Noun

averuit f (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum)

   Hypernym: alsem

   Synonyms: citroenkruid, averoon

Derived terms

• duinaveruit
• wilde averuit

References

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