LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

melamphyllon

melamphyllon n (genitive melamphyllī)
Classical[mɛ.ɫamˈpʰyl.lɔn]Ecclesiastical[me.lamˈfil.lon]

Meaning

  1. neuterbrankursine, acanthus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemelamphyllonmelamphylla
genitivemelamphyllīmelamphyllōrum
dativemelamphyllōmelamphyllīs
accusativemelamphyllonmelamphylla
ablativemelamphyllōmelamphyllīs
vocativemelamphyllonmelamphylla

mĕlamphyllon, i, n., = μελάμφυλλον,
I. a plant, also called acanthus and paederos, Plin. 22, 22, 34, § 76.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μελάμφυλλον (melámphullon).

Quick answers

What does melamphyllon mean in Latin?
melamphyllon, a noun, means “brankursine, acanthus”.
What is the genitive of melamphyllon?
The genitive singular is melamphyllī. melamphyllon is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce melamphyllon?
In classical Latin, [mɛ.ɫamˈpʰyl.lɔn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [me.lamˈfil.lon].