pilinehtar

pilinehtar

pilinehtar _noun unidentified plant, some kind of rush, or rush in general (J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator p. 199, note 34)_

pilinehtar

noun. a reed-like plant, (lit.) ?arrow thorn

Name of a reed-like plant in a drawing of Tolkien’s (TAI/199). Its initial element seems to be [ᴹQ.] pilin “arrow”, but the meaning of its section element is unclear. It might be a later variation on ᴱQ. pi(pi)nektar “hawthorn”, with a second element ᴱQ. ektar “thorn”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
pilin	“arrow, arrow; [ᴱQ.] feather”
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pilinehtar

pilinehtar

It has been suggested that pilinehtar consists of Quenya pilin "arrow" + ehtar "spearman", features that describe "the shape of [the plant's] stems".