malus
“malus” is a Latin word. Its 9 meanings in English:
- unpleasant to the senses, sight, smell, taste, touch
- unkind, hostile, abusive
- associated with bad luck, unlucky, unfavourable, unfortunate, adverse, evil
- poor in condition or capacity, inept
- an apple tree; specifically, a plant in the genus Malus in the family Rosaceae.
- a mast of a ship
- a standard or pole to which the awnings spread over the theater were attached
- the beam in the middle of a winepress
- the corner beams of a tower
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