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xanchifichtiktíikhitihan a plant, chamomile
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lexicon ID #6788 | revised Feb 03 2016
xanchifichtiktíikhitihan • N • a plant, chamomile Chamomilla suaveolens (JPH), perh. Anthemis fuscata (Munz, introduced).
Literally: 'having fingers like frog fingers'
Derivation: | xanchíifich tíik REP-ha-ti-han | (= xanthiif-ich tíik REP-ha-ti-han) |
frog hand REP-DENOM-DUR-PTCL | (= xanthiif-DIM hand REP-DENOM-DUR-PTCL) |