heliotropium

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κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

hēlĭŏtrŏpĭum: ii, n., = ἡλιοτρόπιον.
I The plant turnsole, heliotrope, Varr. R. R. 1, 46; Plin. 2, 41, 41, § 109; 22, 21, 29, § 57. —
II A precious stone with green and brown streaks, striped jasper, Plin. 37, 10, 60, § 165.—Called also: hēlĭŏtrŏpĭos (gemma), Mart. Cap. 1, § 75: heliotropius lapis, Prisc. Perieg. 254.

Latin > German (Georges)

hēliotropium, iī, n. (ἡλιοτρόπιον), I) die Sonnenwende, eine Pflanze, die sich immer nach dem Laufe der Sonne richtet, rein lat. solstitialis herba, Krebsblume, Warzenkraut, Plin. 2, 109 u.a. Isid. orig. 17, 9, 37. – II) der Sonnenwendestein, ein Edelstein von lauchgrüner Farbe u. blutroten Adern, unser grün u. braun gestreifter Bandjaspis, Plin. 37, 165. Solin. 27, 36. – heliotropius lapis bei Prisc. perieg. 254: heliotropios gemma bei Mart. Cap. 1. § 75.

Latin > Chinese

heliotropium, ii. n. :: 蠍子草類向日葵