thorn
thorn
subs.
V. πᾰλίουρος, ὁ (Eur. Cycl. 394), Ar. and V. ἄ̆κανθα, ἡ (Soph. Frag.); see bush.
Prickle: Ar. ἄ̆κανθα, ἡ.
Card on thorns (as a torture): P. ἐπʼ ἀσπαλάθων κνάπτειν (Plat. Rep. 616a).
subs.
V. πᾰλίουρος, ὁ (Eur. Cycl. 394), Ar. and V. ἄ̆κανθα, ἡ (Soph. Frag.); see bush.
Prickle: Ar. ἄ̆κανθα, ἡ.
Card on thorns (as a torture): P. ἐπʼ ἀσπαλάθων κνάπτειν (Plat. Rep. 616a).
THORN
PROP. spina (a thorn or prickle on plants; also the thorn-bush): sentis: vepres (a brier). Black thorn prunus silvestris (Celsus): Glastonbury thorn *crataegus (Linn.): of thorns made of thorn spineus.
Figuratively spina molestia: cura. To be a thorn in the side of anybody alicui invisum or odiosum esse; aliquem pungere urere: I am a thorn in your side stimulus ego nunc sum tibi (Cornicè).
PROP. spina (a thorn or prickle on plants; also the thorn-bush): sentis: vepres (a brier). Black thorn prunus silvestris (Celsus): Glastonbury thorn *crataegus (Linn.): of thorns made of thorn spineus.
Figuratively spina molestia: cura. To be a thorn in the side of anybody alicui invisum or odiosum esse; aliquem pungere urere: I am a thorn in your side stimulus ego nunc sum tibi (Cornicè).
thorn:
1. spīna: may the earth cover the tomb with t.s, terra obducat spinis sepulcrum, Prop. 4, 5, 1: to plant t.s to make a hedge, s. sepis causa serere, Plin. 17, 10, 11: Tac. Virg.: the hawthorn, s. Gallica, after Plin. 16, 18, 30: dimin., spinŭla, Arn. Fig.: to pluck out t.s from the mind, s. animo evellere, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 4: v.CARES : cf. also Sen. Ep. 4, 5, "s. et aspera": in Cic. it denotes rather difficulties or subtleties.
2. sentis, is, m. (once f. in Ov.: a t., brier, bramble): Caes. B. G. 2, 17.
3. ăcŭleus (a point: hence of a single t.): v.PRICKLE : all the t.s and stings of domestic anxiety, domesticarum sollicitudinum omnes et scrupuli, Cic. Att. 1, 18.
4. hămus (a hook): Ov. de Nuce, 115.
5. special varieties of t.: spinus, prunus silvestris: v.BLACKTHORN : paliurus, v. CHRIST'S-THORN ; rhamnus, v. BUCKTHORN , etc. Phr.: I am a t. in your side, stimulus ego sum tibi, Pl. Cas. 2, 6, 8: he begs you to pluck out the t. from him which pricks and torments him, scrupulum qui se stimulat ac pungit ut evellatis postulat, Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 6: a rose without t.s, hereditas sine sacris, Pl. Capt. 4, 1, 8.
1. spīna: may the earth cover the tomb with t.s, terra obducat spinis sepulcrum, Prop. 4, 5, 1: to plant t.s to make a hedge, s. sepis causa serere, Plin. 17, 10, 11: Tac. Virg.: the hawthorn, s. Gallica, after Plin. 16, 18, 30: dimin., spinŭla, Arn. Fig.: to pluck out t.s from the mind, s. animo evellere, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 4: v.
2. sentis, is, m. (once f. in Ov.: a t., brier, bramble): Caes. B. G. 2, 17.
3. ăcŭleus (a point: hence of a single t.): v.
4. hămus (a hook): Ov. de Nuce, 115.
5. special varieties of t.: spinus, prunus silvestris: v.
ἄκανθα
thorn, thistle
thorn, Crataegus Heldreichii
κυνάκανθα
dog-thorn
κυνόσβατος
dog-thorn
ἄκαινα
a thorn, goad
thorn, thistle
appearing fewer than 50 times
κράταιγοςthorn, Crataegus Heldreichii
κυνάκανθα
dog-thorn
κυνόσβατος
dog-thorn
ἄκαινα
a thorn, goad