φοινάς

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ὅσῳ διαφέρει σῦκα καρδάμων → as different as chalk from cheese, different as chalk from cheese, apples and oranges, like apples and oranges, by as much as cardamom is different from figs

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Full diacritics: φοινάς Medium diacritics: φοινάς Low diacritics: φοινάς Capitals: ΦΟΙΝΑΣ
Transliteration A: phoinás Transliteration B: phoinas Transliteration C: foinas Beta Code: foina/s

English (LSJ)

άδος, ἡ,    A = ἐρυσίβη, Theognost.Can.25.

Greek Monolingual

-άδος, ἡ, ΜΑ
μύκητας τών φυτών και τών καρπών που προσβάλλει κυρίως το σιτάρι και το κριθάρι, η ερυσίβη.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < φοινός «κόκκινος» + κατάλ. -άς, -άδος (πρβλ. γυμν-άς, νωθρ-άς)].