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Meaning of carphos | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈkar.pʰɔs]

Definitions

  1. fenugreek
    neuter
  2. Equivalent to 'fenugreek': Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.

Equivalents

English fenugreek

Examples

“Nec faeno Graeco minor auctoritas, quod telin vocant, alii carphos, aliqui buceras, alii aegoceras, quoniam corniculis semen est simile, nos siliciam. 1855 translation by John Bostock”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

carpi Carpinati Carpinatio Carpinatium Carpinatius carpine

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