Ὄροβος
bitter vetch
Translated by David Whitehead8 Jun 2004Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A kind of barley.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὄροβος· εἶδος κριθῆς.
Betacode
*)/orobos: ei)=dos kriqh=s.
Notes
- Vicia ervilia (see LSJ s.v.), used to supplement livestock feed, and as human food in situations of poverty or famine.
Wikipedia entry at web address 1.
External resources
- Web address 1 en.wikipedia.org
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 9 Feb 2021
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- added a link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead