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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pancratium \Pan*cra"ti*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. pagkra`tion a
complete contest, fr. pagkrath`s all-powerful; pa^s, pa^n,
all + kra`tos strength.]
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1. (Gr. Antiq.) An athletic contest involving both boxing and
wrestling.
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2. (Bot.) A genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants,
having a funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading
lobes. The American species are now placed in the related
genus {Hymenocallis}.
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