"chrysosperm" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed, semen”), equivalent to chryso- + sperm. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|χρυσός||gold}} Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”), {{af|en|chryso-|sperm}} chryso- + sperm Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} chrysosperm (uncountable)
  1. (alchemy, obsolete) The seed of gold; an alchemical means of creating gold. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Alchemy, Gold
    Sense id: en-chrysosperm-en-noun-kd5gPpz6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
  2. (poetic) Sunlight, which turns the world golden. Tags: poetic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chrysosperm-en-noun-vDlMog-2 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with chryso- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chryso-: 37 63
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