κώμακον
From LSJ
ἔστι γὰρ τὸ ἔλαττον κακὸν μᾶλλον αἱρετὸν τοῦ μείζονος → the lesser of two evils is more desirable than the greater
English (LSJ)
τό, an aromatic plant, perh.
A spice-nutmeg, Thphr.HP9.7.2 (but acc. to Plin.HN12.135, 13.18 a kind of cinnamon); also a fruit, Thphr.l.c.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1544] τό, ein Gewürz, vielleicht die Muskatnuß, Theophr.