Sobol

//ˈsoʊˌboʊl// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of sobole. alt-of, alternative

    "Rhizomes are of two kinds, slender and fleshy. The slender rhizome, or sobol (Fig. 16), is popularly called the creeping stem of the plant."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

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"Rhizomes are of two kinds, slender and fleshy. The slender rhizome, or sobol (Fig. 16), is popularly called the creeping stem of the plant."

Etymology

From Ukrainian соболь (sobolʹ, “sable”), Russian соболь (sobolʹ, “sable”), Polish soból (“sable”), or another Slavic language.

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