Talk:Jaborosa

, this is supposedly from an Arabic word for the mandrake, but nothing I see is a good fit. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 22:27, 11 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Nothing? seems close enough, and that’s the Arabic word for the mandrake. I of course speak the first consonant in the taxonomic as a voiced palatal approximant.
 * /jabruːħ/
 * /jaboroːsa/
 * Consider also that vulgar transcriptions of Arabic words where thrown around in Latin botanical literature and were copied over and over. Fay Freak (talk) 23:44, 11 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that seems right. I also should've checked our own translation table instead of googling around! —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 01:47, 12 May 2019 (UTC)