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ἑλλέβορος

ἑλλέβορος, hellebore

ἑλλέβορος, Ion. ἐλλ-, ὁ,
  • hellebore, Hp. Acut. 23, Aph. 4.13, Thphr. HP 9.10.1, etc. (ἑ. λευκός white hellebore, Veratrum album, Dsc. 4.148; ἑ. μέλας hellebore, Helleborus orientalis (or cyclophyllus), ib. 162); given to the insane, Hp. Vict. 1.35: hence, πῖθʼ ἑλλέβορον, i.e. you are mad, Ar. V. 1489; ἑλλέβορον ἤδη πώποτʼ ἔπιες; Men. 69 (prob.l.); ἐλλέβορον πῖσαι Hp. Fract. 11, cf. Str. 9.3.3, etc.; πικρότερον ἑλλεβόρου AP 5.28 (Cillactor).
      • 2 = σησαμοειδὲς τὸ μέγα, Dsc. 4.149.
    • II = ἐλλόβιον, of women, Ar. Fr. 320.6, Nicostr. 33, cf. Hsch.

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