ὕλημα
From LSJ
Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not
English (LSJ)
[ῡ], ατος, τό, (ὕλη) mostly in pl.,
A woody plants, esp. of shrubs, bushes (including τὰ φρυγανικὰ καὶ θαμνώδη), Thphr.HP1.5.3 (cj. for κλήματα), cf. 1.6.7, 1.10.6, 3.3.6; opp. δένδρα and ποώδη, ib. 4.4.5: sg., ib.9.16.4:—hence ὑληματικός, ή, όν, belonging to the class of ὕλημα, Id.CP6.11.10.
