βύσσος
From LSJ
ἀνδρῶν γὰρ ἐπιφανῶν πᾶσα γῆ τάφος → for illustrious men have the whole earth for their tomb, for heroes have the whole earth for their tomb, the whole earth is the tomb of famous men
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A flax, and the linen made from it, Emp.93, Theoc.2.73, etc.; used of perennial flax, Linum angustifolium, grown in Elis, Paus.6.26.6, and of Linum usitatissimum, = λίνον Ἑβραίων, Id.5.5.2; also, in later writers, of Indian cotton, Gossypium herbaceum, Poll. 7.76, Philostr.VA2.20; and of silk, τὰ Σηρικὰ ἔκ τινων φλοιῶν ξαινουένης βύσσου Str.15.1.20.
German (Pape)
[Seite 468] ἡ, nach Poll. 7, 75 ein seiner, gelblicher Flachs bei den Indern u. daraus bereitetes Leinen, Paus. 5, 5 Theocr. 2, 73 N. T., Baumwolle, Strab. u. Sp.
