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Berenice
Berenice
See also: Bérénice
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek (Doric) Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “bringer of victory”), (Ionic Φερενίκη (Phereníkē)), from φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry, to bring”) + νίκη (níkē, “victory”).
Proper noun
Berenice f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Campanulaceae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms - clade; eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Asterales - order; Campanulaceae - family; Campanuloideae - subfamily
See also
- Campanulaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Berenice on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
English
Proper noun
Berenice
- A female given name, notably of ancient queens of Egypt.
Derived terms
- Berenice's Hair
- Berenice's Locks
Related terms
Translations
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek (Doric) Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “bringer of victory”), (Ionic Φερενίκη (Phereníkē)), from φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry, to bring”) + νίκη (níkē, “victory”).
Proper noun
Berenice f
- A female given name, cognate to English Berenice.