Ξίρις
xiris, xyris, gladwyn, gladdon, Iris foetidissima
Translated by James L. P. Butrica ✝15 Feb 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
A kind of aromatic plant.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ξίρις· εἶδος φυτοῦ ἀρωματικοῦ.
Betacode
*ci/ris: ei)=dos futou= a)rwmatikou=.
Notes
- Xiris is used in Theophrastus, Enquiry into Plants 9.8.7 but more often the word appears as
curi/s : Dioscurides 4.22; Pliny, Natural History 21.143; Galen 12.87. It probably refers to the gladwyn or gladdon, Iris foetidissima (the leaves smell pungent when crushed); formerly used as a purgative.
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Revision history7 revisions · last 12 Dec 2020
- typo — Catharine Roth
- tweak — Catharine Roth
- coding — Catharine Roth
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Added headwords, set status to high — William Hutton
- added note submitted by Carl Widstrand — Ross Scaife ✝
- Translated — James L. P. Butrica ✝