θρυαλλίς
θρυαλλίς, plantain, a plant used for making wicks; a wick
θρῠαλλ-ίς, ίδος, ἡ,
- plantain, Plantago crassifolia, used for making wicks, Thphr. HP 7.11.2, Nic. Th. 899, BGU 1118.15 (i B.C.).
- II wick, Ar. Ach. 874, al., Philyll. 26.
- b κηρίνη θ. wax-candle, Archipp. 3D.
- III = φλόμος, Ps.-Dsc. 4.103, Plin. HN 25.121.
θρυαλλίς, ίδος (ἡ)
1 sorte de plante (p.-ê. Plantago albicans L.) dont les feuilles servaient à faire des mèches, Th. H.P. 7, 11, 2 ; Nic. Th. 899, etc. ||
2 mèche de lampe, Ar. Nub. 59, 585 ; joint à λύχνος, Philyll. (Ath. 700f) ; Ath. 425c.
Étym. θρύον.
θρυαλλίς, ίδος, ἡ, Docht zur Lampe, Ar. Nub. 60, 576 u. öfter ; Philyll. Ath. XV.700f ; Plut. u. a.Sp. Bei Nic. Th. 899 eine Pflanze ; vgl. Her. 9.3.
θρυαλλίς, ίδος
- a plant which, like our rush, was used for making wicks, a wick, Ar. deriv. uncertain