daucus

daucus [δαῦκος] , parsnip, (?) carrot, or sim., (w. Creticus) Athamanta cretensis. Cf. baucia. pastinaca, feldmora; ~us, wealmora Ælf. Gl.; electuarium ducis: recipe ‥ cyperi, squinanti, ~i, yrcos, amomi folii Gilb. V 228. 1 (cf. ib.: amomi, carui, ~i Cretici, apii); ~us: hujus due sunt species, agrestis et Creticus‥. ~us quandoque sumitur pro pastinaca SB 17; ~us Creticus, i. pastinaca domestica, G. dauk. ‥ ~us asininus assimilatur petrocillino sed folia ejus sunt pilosa ‥ Alph. 47; Ib. 30 (v. careum b); hic ~us, A. clapwype WW.