Anticlea

Translingual

Proper noun

Anticlea

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain moths.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Melanthiaceae – certain plants.

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἀντίκλεια (Antíkleia, literally “without fame”)

Proper noun

Anticlea

1. (Greek mythology) A queen of Ithaca, the wife of King Laërtes.

Alternative forms

• Anticlia