Deathroot

/ˈdɛθruːt/ noun

Definition

A plant believed to have poisonous or deadly properties; possibly a folk name for plants like deadly nightshade or hemlock.

Etymology

From 'death' plus 'root' (Old English rot), combining the concept of death with a plant's root system. Historical herbals used this descriptive term for plants known to be lethal.

Kelly Says

Before chemistry and medicine, people identified dangerous plants by giving them terrifying names—'deathroot,' 'baneroot,' 'poison-weed.' These folk names were actually safety warnings passed down through generations.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሞት 뿌ር
mot poor
ARالعربية
جذر الموت
jiz-zar al-mawt
BNবাংলা
মৃত্যুর বীজ
mrityur beej
CACatalà
arrel de la mort
ar-rel de la mort
CSČeština
kořen smrti
ko-ren smr-ti
DADansk
dødsrod
doeds-rod
DEDeutsch
Todeswurzel
to-des-vuer-zel
ELΕλληνικά
ρίζα θανάτου
ri-za tha-na-tou
ESEspañol
raíz de la muerte
rayz deh la muerte
FAفارسی
ریشه مرگ
ri-sheh mor-gh
FISuomi
kuolemanjuuri
kuo-le-man-joo-ri
FRFrançais
racines de la mort
ra-sin duh la mor
GUGU
મૃત્યુના મૂળ
mrityu-na mool
HAHA
gugu na mutu
goo-goo na mu-tu
HEעברית
שורש המוות
shorash hamavet
HIहिन्दी
मृत्यु जड़
mrityu jaad
HUMagyar
halálgyökér
ha-lal-gyo-ker
IDBahasa Indonesia
akar kematian
a-kar ke-ma-ti-an
IGIG
nri nke ọnwụ
n-ri nke on-wu
ITItaliano
radice della morte
ra-dee deh la mor-teh
JA日本語
死の根
shi no ne
KKKK
өлім тамыры
o-lim ta-my-ry
KMKM
ច្រាប់នៃស mr
chrap nay sa-mr
KO한국어
죽음의 뿌리
juk-eum-ui p-p-ri
MRMR
मृत्युची जड
mrityuchi jaad
MSBahasa Melayu
akar kematian
a-kar ke-ma-ti-an
MYမြန်မာ
သေဆုံးရေး 뿌ယ်
the-so-n-ye re pwei
NLNederlands
doodwortel
doot-vor-tel
NONorsk
dødsrot
doeds-rot
PAPA
ਮੌਤ ਦਾ ਪੁੱਤ
maut da putt
PLPolski
korzeń śmierci
kor-zhyń smi-er-ci
PTPortuguês
raiz da morte
rayz duh mor-teh
RORomână
rădăcina morții
ra-da-chi-na mor-tee
RUРусский
корень смерти
kor-en smert-i
SVSvenska
dödsrot
dohts-rot
SWKiswahili
mchafu wa kifo
m-cha-fu wa ki-fo
TAதமிழ்
இறப்பின் வேர்
ir-ppin veer
TEతెలుగు
మరణం వేరు
mara-nam veer-u
THไทย
รากของความตาย
raak kong kwan-taai
TLTL
ugat ng kamatayan
oo-gat ng ka-ma-ta-yan
TRTürkçe
ölüm kökü
o-lum ko-ku
UKУкраїнська
корінь смерті
ko-ryнь smer-ti
URاردو
مَوت کی جڑ
moot ki jaad
VITiếng Việt
rễ chết
ray chet
YOYO
agbeko iku
ag-be-ko i-ku
ZH中文
死亡根
sǐwáng gēn
ZUZU
umgubo wezulu
um-goo-bo we-zu-lu

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