noun
Origin: Sp colcotar < Ar qulqutār < Gr chalkanthos, solution of blue vitriol (copper sulfate) < chalkos, copper + anthos, flower
See colcothar in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Medieval Latin
Origin: , from Spanish colcótar
Origin: , from Arabic qulquṭār
Origin: , possibly from Greek khalkanthos, copper sulfate
Origin: : khalkos, copper
Origin: + anthos, flower
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