| pancratium | 1. An athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling. 2. <botany> A genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants, having a funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading lobes. The American species are now placed in the related genus Hymenocallis. Origin: L, fr. Gr. A complete contest, fr. All-powerful, all + strength. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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