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Levkoje
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German
thumb|right|Dreihörnige Levkoje – Matthiola tricuspidata species|upright=1.15
thumb|right|Gold-Levkoje – Erysimum cheiri species|upright=1.15
Alternative forms
de Levkoie Levkoj Levkoi Leucoje Leucoie Leucoj Leucoi till 19th century often; the strong forms can be both masculine and feminine
Etymology
de Matthiola :lbor grc:λευκόιον
Borrowed in the 18th century from de grc λευκόιον white violet influenced by de el -.
Pronunciation
de /lɛfˈkoːjə/
de De-Levkoje.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Lev ko je
Noun
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stock (Matthiola genus gen. et spp.)
de 1876 Karl Müller Über Modeblumen und Modepflanzen. Ein Culturbild Unsere Zeit: deutsche Revue der Gegenwart 12 1/2GB 49 https://reader.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/fs1/object/display/bsb11332819_00059.html?zoom=1.15 Eine Nelke, eine Levkoi, ein Lackstock u. dgl. war fast alles, was man an den Fenstern damaliger Zeit gewahrte. A carnation, a stock, a wallflower and the like was nearly all that one could discern on the windows of that time.
de archaic wallflower (Erysimum genus (syn. Cheiranthus genus) gen. et spp.) till 19th century often
Declension
f
Further reading
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de Crucifers Flowers