Μηκωνοειδές

poppy-like, poppy-shaped

Translated by David Whitehead13 Dec 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

2 words

[no gloss]

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μηκωνοειδές.

Betacode

*mhkwnoeide/s.

Notes

This adjective (here in the neuter singular) is otherwise unattested.

Linked from1 entry

μ912Μήκωνink-sac; poppyseed; Mekon, MecoA particular part of the innards of the fish [sc. known as] the octopus, which lies above the belly, just like a bladder, and holds the ink in it. So says Aelian in the [treatise] On Animals. It also means a kind of…

Neighbouring entries

μ912Μήκωνink-sac; poppyseed; Mekon, Meco μ913ΜηκώνηMekone, Mecone μ914Μηκωνοειδέςpoppy-like, poppy-shaped μ915ΜηκύβερναMekyberna, Mecyberna μ916Μῆλαsheep

Revision history3 revisions · last 21 May 2013

21 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
4 Jan 2005another keyword — David Whitehead
6 Oct 2003set status — William Hutton
13 Dec 2002Translated — David Whitehead