Hanahill

/ˈhænəˌhɪl/ noun

Definition

A type of medicinal herb or plant, possibly a historical or regional plant name with unclear modern botanical classification.

Etymology

Likely from Old English or a regional dialect combining plant names, though the exact origin and botanical identity remain historically obscure.

Kelly Says

Hanahill is the kind of word that shows how modern science has lost or forgotten folk knowledge—old herbals mention plants by common names that modern botanists can't always identify.

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