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ἔστι γὰρ τὸ ἔλαττον κακὸν μᾶλλον αἱρετὸν τοῦ μείζονος → the lesser of two evils is more desirable than the greater

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

mōly: yos, n., = μῶλυ.
I A plant with a white flower and a black root, Plin. 25, 4, 8, § 26.—
II Another plant, a kind of nightshade, Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 180.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

mōlў, ўos, n. (μῶλυ), moly, espèce d’ail [utilisé contre les enchantements] : Ov. M. 14, 292 ; Plin. 25, 26 || = morion : Plin. 21, 180.

Latin > German (Georges)

mōly, yos, n. (μῶλυ), I) eine Pflanze mit weißer Blüte u. schwarzer Wurzel, Gegenmittel gegen Bezauberungen (nach Sprengel Allium nigrum, L.), Plin. 25, 26. Ov. met. 14, 292 (Priap. 68, 22 griechisch). – II) = morion (no. I), w. s., Plin. 21, 180.

Latin > English

moly molyos/is N N :: plant (white flower and black root) (mythical used by Odysseus against Circe)