Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin vītex, vīticem through a Vulgar Latin root *vitricem or from Proto-Slavic *vortičь, or maybe a hybrid of both, for both feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) and chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) are women’s herbs, Arabic شَجَرَة مَرْيَم (šajara maryam) bears both meanings too.

Noun

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vetrice f (plural vetrice)

  1. common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
  2. brown mayfly (Ephemera vulgata)

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