Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

πτέρις

Noun; Transliteration:

Principal Part: πτέρις

Sense

  1. male fern (Aspidium filix-mas)

Examples

  • καὶ Φαινίασ δὲ ἐν α’ περὶ φυτῶν τὰ δὲ οὐδὲ φύει τὴν ἀνθήλην οὐδὲ τῆσ σπερματικῆσ ἴχνοσ κορυνήσεωσ οὐδὲ σπερματώσεωσ, οἱο͂ν μύκησ, ὕδνον, πτέρισ, ἕλιξ. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 2, book 2, chapter 52103)
  • "πτέρισ, ἣν ἔνιοι βλάχνον καλοῦσι. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 2, book 2, chapter 52105)

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