Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

καρποφθόρος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: καρποφθόρος καρποφθόρον

Structure: καρποφθορ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: fqei/rw

Sense

  1. spoiling fruit

Examples

  • ἡ δὲ κύων δένδρων καρποφθόροσ, ἡ πτιλόνωτοσ κάμπἠ, καὶ τὸ μόνον βάσκανοσ ἐξέφαγεν. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 2562)

Synonyms

  1. spoiling fruit

Similar forms

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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