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thivthaneentáayvaar / thivthaneentayvara- a plant, Saint John's wort (introduced)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5991 | revised Jan 29 2016
thivthaneentáayvaar / thivthaneentayvara- • N • a plant, Saint John's wort (introduced)
Literally: 'earth-spoiling'
| Derivation: | ithívthaaneen táayvaar-a | (= thiv thaanêen táayvaar-a) |
| land spoil-DEVERB | (= lie.(of.one.thing) around spoil-DEVERB) |
Source: JPH/JF
Note: Perh. equiv. to pinishxanahyâachas.