thapsia
From LSJ
οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
thapsĭa: ae, f., = θαψία,>
I a poisonous shrub: Thapsia Asclepium, Linn.; Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 124.—Called thapsos, Luc. 9, 919.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
thapsĭa, æ, f. (θαψία), sorte de férule [plante] : Plin. 13, 124.
Latin > German (Georges)
thapsia, ae, f. ein Strauch, dem Strauche ferula ähnlich, Thapsia Asclepium, L., Plin. 13, 124. (tapsia geschr., Plin. Val. 2, 56). – auch thapsos gen., Lucan. 9, 919.
