ὄλονθος

ὄλονθος, ὁ, (ἡ Hp. Mul. 2.113),

• edible fruit of the wild fig, Hes. Fr. 160.1, Thphr. CP 5.1.8, Anon. (ὁ φιλόσοφος) ap. Ath. 3.77f, LXX Ca. 2.13; ὄ. χειμερινοί Hp. Nat.Mul. 33, al.
• • • 2 sterile summer fruit of the cultivated fig, Gal. 12.133.
    • 3 sterile male inflorescence of the caprifig, breeding ψῆνες, which fertilize σῦκα, Hdt. 1.193.