See Also: trochili(medicine)

groschen (iou) and trochili (medicine)


groschen (iou)



groschen noun. Pl. same. E17.
[German (Bohemian) alt. of late Middle High German gros(se), from medieval Latin denarius grossus thick penny: see GROSS adjective, GROAT.]
Hist. A small German silver coin of low denomination; the sum represented by this. E17.
A German 10-pfennig piece. colloq. E20.
A monetary unit of Austria (until the introduction of the euro in 2002), equal to one-hundredth of a schilling. E20.

trochili (medicine)


trochili
<ornithology> A division of birds comprising the humming birds.

Origin: NL. See Trochilus.

Source: Websters Dictionary