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pancratium

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From Latin pancratium, from Ancient Greek παγκράτιον (pankrátion, “a complete contest”). Doublet of pankration.

noun pancratiums

uncountable Synonym of pankration.
Similar: pankration
countable, uncountable Any of the genus Pancratium of African and Eurasian perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family. The flowers are large, white and fragrant.

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@misc{pancratium_2026,
  title = {pancratium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pancratium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}