Ballote

/bəˈloʊt/ noun

Definition

An alternative spelling or form of ballota; a plant of the mint family found in Mediterranean regions.

Etymology

Variant spelling of 'ballota,' from Greek origins, used in older botanical texts and European languages with different phonetic conventions.

Kelly Says

Different languages had different ways of spelling plant names before modern scientific taxonomy—'ballote' in French texts is the same plant called 'ballota' in English.

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