Associations to the word «Alectryon»
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Wiktionary
ALECTRYON, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae — trees and shrubs native to southeast Asia and Australia.
ALECTRYON, proper noun. (Greek mythology) A youth charged by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite. He fell asleep and was transformed into a rooster as punishment.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.