οἰνοθήρας
ἀπορράπτειν τὸ Φιλίππου στόμα ὁλοσχοίνῳ ἀβρόχῳ → sew up Philip's mouth with an unsoaked rush, stop Philip's mouth with an unsoaked rush, shut one's mouth without any trouble
English (LSJ)
ου, ὁ, a plant
A the root of which smells of wine or was used to flavour wine ; but in the best Mss. of Thphr.HP 9.19.1 it is ὀνοθήρας, as in Dsc.4.117 and Gal.12.89 ; called also ὀνάγρα, Gal.l.c., and ὀνόθουρις ibid., Aët.15.15 ; cf. onothuris, Plin. HN24.167.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
οἰνοθήρας: -ου, ὁ, φυτόν τι, οὗ ἡ ῥίζα ἔχει ὀσμὴν οἴνου ἢ ἐχρησίμευεν εἰς παρασκευὴν οἴνου· ἀλλ’ ἐν τοῖς ἀρίστοις τῶν Ἀντιγράφ., τοῦ Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 9. 19. 1, φέρεται ὀνοθήρας, ὡς παρὰ Διοσκ. 4. 118 καὶ Γαλην., ὅστις δίδει εἰς αὐτὸ καὶ τὰ ὀνόματα, ὀνάγρα, ὄνουρις (ἢ ὀνόθουρις)· ὁ Πλίνιος καλεῖ αὐτὸ onothera καὶ onotheris.
