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- nemoral



[nemoral 词源字典] - "Of, relating to, or characteristic of groves or woods; living in or frequenting groves or woods", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer. From classical Latin nemorālis belonging to a wood or forest, frequenting woodland from nemor-, nemus wood (cognate with ancient Greek νέμος wood, Gaulish nemeton holy place (probably originally holy grove), Early Irish nemed holy place) + -ālis.[nemoral etymology, nemoral origin, 英语词源]