pancratium noun. [pan'kreɪʃɪǝm] Also in Greek form pancration [-ʃɪǝn, -tɪǝn]. E17.
[(Latin from) Greek pagkration, formed as PAN- + kratos strength: see -IUM.]
1. Greek History. An athletic contest combining both wrestling and boxing. E17.

2. Botany. Any of various bulbous African and Mediterranean plants of the genus Pancratium (family Amaryllidaceae), bearing an umbel of fragrant white flowers; esp. the sea daffodil, P. maritimum. M17.

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