Pancratium

[pæn'kreiʃiәm]

Definition

(n.) An athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling.

(n.) A genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants, having a funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading lobes. The American species are now placed in the related genus Hymenocallis.

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Definition

n. a contest of boxing and wrestling combined.—adjs. Pancrā′tian Pancrat′ic.—ns. Pancrā′tiast Pan′cratist.

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