Anagyris

/ænˈæɡɪrɪs/ noun

Definition

A genus of Mediterranean shrubby plants in the legume family, known for their foul-smelling yellow flowers and toxic seeds.

Etymology

From Greek 'ana-' (up) + 'gyros' (turn), describing the plant's growth pattern. The genus name was established in Linnaean taxonomy to classify these distinctive Mediterranean plants.

Kelly Says

Anagyris plants are so notoriously foul-smelling that ancient Greeks called them 'stinking bean,' and the smell is actually a chemical defense mechanism—the plant produces those awful odors and poisons together to protect itself from being eaten.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንአግሪን
an-a-gri-n
ARالعربية
اناجرين
ana-jir-in
BNবাংলা
অন্যাগ্রিন
on-ya-grin
CACatalà
anagyrine
ana-gi-ri-ne
CSČeština
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
DADansk
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
DEDeutsch
anagyrine
ana-ghir-i-ne
ELΕλληνικά
αναγυρίνη
ana-gir-i-ni
ESEspañol
anagyris
an-a-ghir-is
FAفارسی
انگریین
an-gri-yin
FISuomi
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
FRFrançais
anagyrine
ana-ghir-een
GUGU
અનગ્રિન
an-gri-n
HAHA
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
HEעברית
אנרגירין
an-er-gi-rin
HIहिन्दी
अनैग्यरीन
ana-igy-reen
HUMagyar
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
IDBahasa Indonesia
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
IGIG
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
ITItaliano
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
JA日本語
アナグリリス
ana-guri-risu
KKKK
анагрин
ana-grin
KMKM
អនាគ្រីន
a-na-g-ri-n
KO한국어
아나그리리스
a-na-geu-ri-ri-seu
MRMR
अनगिरिन
an-gir-in
MSBahasa Melayu
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
MYမြန်မာ
အနာဂြိန်း
a-na-g-yi-n
NLNederlands
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
NONorsk
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
PAPA
ਅਨਗ੍ਰਿਨ
an-gri-n
PLPolski
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
PTPortuguês
anagyrine
ana-ghir-i-ne
RORomână
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
RUРусский
анагрин
ana-grin
SVSvenska
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
SWKiswahili
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
TAதமிழ்
அனாகிரின்
ana-a-grin
TEతెలుగు
అనగిరిన్
ana-giri-n
THไทย
อะนาเกอรีน
a-na-ge-rin
TLTL
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
TRTürkçe
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
UKУкраїнська
анагрин
ana-grin
URاردو
انگریں
an-gri-n
VITiếng Việt
anagyrine
a-na-gi-rin
YOYO
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne
ZH中文
anagyrine
a-na-ge-i-ne
ZUZU
anagyrine
ana-gir-i-ne

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