asphaltion
Ὁ αὐτὸς ἔφησε τὸν μὲν ὕπνον ὀλιγοχρόνιον θάνατον, τὸν δὲ θάνατον πολυχρόνιον ὕπνον → Plato said that sleep was a short-lived death but death was a long-lived sleep
Latin > English
asphaltion asphaltii N N :: treacle clover (Psoralea bituminosa)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
asphaltĭon: ii, n., = ἀσφάλτιον,
I a kind of clover with long leaves, and of the odor of asphaltum; among the Gr. μινύανθες, prob. the common bituminous clover: Psoralea bituminosa, Linn.; Plin. 21, 9, 30, § 54 (in Col. 6, 17, 2, written as Greek).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
asphaltĭŏn, ĭī, n. (ἀσφάλτιον), psoralée bitumineuse [plante] : Plin. 21, 54.
Latin > German (Georges)
asphaltion, ī, n., ein Klee mit langen Blättern u. asphaltartigem Geruch, griech. μινύανθες, wahrsch. gemeiner Harzklee (Psoralea bituminosa, L.), Plin. 21, 54 (griech. bei Col. 6, 17, 2).
Latin > Chinese
asphaltion, ii. n. :: 及己草
