noun · femininethird declension
cachrys
cachrys f (genitive cachryos)
Meaning
- femininean appendage to the catkin of certain trees in autumn, a cone
- femininethe capsule of rosemary
- femininethe white kernel of the sea fennel plant (crēthmos in Latin)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cachrys | cachryes |
| genitive | cachryos | cachryum |
| dative | cachryī | cachryibus |
| accusative | cachrym | cachryas |
| ablative | cachry | cachryibus |
| vocative | cachrys cachry | cachryes |
cachrys, ўos, f., = κάχρυς (κάγχρυς).
I. An appendage to the catkin of certain trees in autumn, a cone, Plin. 16, 8, 11, § 30; Cels. 5, 18, n. 5;
admixta cachry, Plin. 22, 22, 32, § 71; 27, 13, 109, § 134.—II. The capsule of rosemary, Plin. 24, 11, 60, § 101. —
III. The white kernel of the plant crethmos, Plin. 26, 8, 50, § 82.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus).