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μ1276Μοσχίδια σύκωνyoung shootlets of figs… at alpha 279, but cf. alpha 280) is Vitex agnus-castus (Polunin no. 1087), a shrub native to the Mediterranean region whose fruit was used to season food. It was believed that Vitex had medicinal …Matched in noteshighshort
κ458ΚάσοςKasos, Casus… to northern Africa, southern Europe, and Asia (Tutin, p. 259; Polunin, no. 1801), but gets its common modern name from having propagated so invasively on the island of Bermuda. [2] Aelian fr. 120 Hercher …Matched in noteshighshort
α3069Ἄπεστινis away… here is probably Aconitum vulparia (wolfsbane) or A.lycotonum (northern wolfsbane) (Polunin, no. 208, p. 98; cf. Tutin, pp. 211-212).Matched in noteshighshort