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|Full diacritics=ἀσφόδελος
|Medium diacritics=ἀσφόδελος
|Low diacritics=ασφόδελος
|Capitals=ΑΣΦΟΔΕΛΟΣ
|Transliteration A=asphódelos
|Transliteration B=asphodelos
|Transliteration C=asfodelos
|Beta Code=a)sfo/delos
|Definition=ὁ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">asphodel, Asphodelus ramosus</b>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>41</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">HA</span>627a8</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>1.10.7</span>,<span class="bibl">7.13.2</span>, <span class="bibl">Crateuas <span class="title">Fr.</span>5</span>, <span class="bibl">Theoc.7.68</span>, Dsc. 2.169, etc.; cf. [[σφοδελός]]. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> oxyt., as Adj., <b class="b3">ἀσφοδελὸς λειμών</b> the <b class="b2">asphodel</b> mead which the shades of heroes haunted, <span class="bibl">Od.11.539</span>, <span class="bibl">24.13</span>: generally, <b class="b2">flowery</b> mead, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Merc.</span>221</span>, <span class="bibl">344</span>. (On the accent v. Hdn.Gr.<span class="bibl">1.160</span>.)</span>
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