herniària

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

From the folk medical belief that it was effective in the treatment of hernias.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.niˈa.ɾi.ə]
IPA^(key): (Valencian) [eɾ.niˈa.ɾi.a]

Noun edit

herniària f (plural herniàries)

a rupturewort (plant of the genus Herniaria), particularly the smooth rupturewort

Hyponyms edit

trencapedra

Further reading edit

“herniari” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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