παλίουρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A connection with οὐρά (ourá, tail) makes little sense, nor it is to be taken with οὖρον (oûron, urine). The word is most probably Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰλίουρος (palíouros) m or f (genitive πᾰλῐούρου); second declension

  1. Christ's thorn (Paliurus spina-christi)

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