ἁμαμηλίς

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Etymology edit

ᾰ̔́μᾰ (háma, at the same time [with]) +‎ μῆλον (mêlon, apple) = “[which blossoms] at the same time [as the] apple [tree]”

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ᾰ̔μᾰμηλῐ́ς (hamamēlísf (genitive ᾰ̔μᾰμηλῐ́δος); third declension

  1. a tree with fruit like the pear, a kind of medlar (Mespilus, now Crataegus sect. Mespilus) or service tree (Sorbus)

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