alimurgico

== Italian == === Etymology === Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti in 1767, in his treatise Alimurgia, o sia Modo di render meno gravi le carestie. A learned compound of Ancient Greek ἄλιμος (álimos, “hunger-relieving”) (from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + λιμός (limós, “hunger”)) + the suffix -urgia (“work, practice”) (from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”)). The term was also constructed by the author as a paronomasia or pun on the Latin alimenta urgentia (literally “urgent food/nourishment”), referring to the use of wild plants during times of famine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.liˈmur.d͡ʒi.ko/ Hyphenation: a‧li‧mùr‧gi‧co === Adjective === alimurgico (feminine alimurgica, masculine plural alimurgici, feminine plural alimurgiche) (botany, cooking) alimurgic; relating to wild edible plants that can be harvested for food, especially in times of scarcity or as part of traditional rural diets. Relating to alimurgy. ==== Derived terms ==== fitoalimurgico ==== Related terms ==== alimurgia fitoalimurgia === Further reading === alimurgico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana