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nèfle

Pronunciation: /nɛfl/

“nèfle” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. medlar

In French

  1. Fruit comestible du néflier (Mespilus germanica) charnu en forme de toupie déprimée au sommet et surmontée des cinq dents persistantes du calice. C’est un piridion: la chair entoure cinq noyaux qui contiennent de l’acide cyanhydrique.
  2. Synonyme de fr, fruit du néflier du Japon (Eriobotrya japonica).
  3. Rien ou peu de chose.

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *nespirum, from Latin mespilum, from Ancient Greek.

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