cyanos

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τὸ γὰρ εὖ πράττειν παρὰ τὴν ἀξίαν ἀφορμὴ τοῦ κακῶς φρονεῖν τοῖς ἀνοήτοις γίγνεται → undeserved success engenders folly in unbalanced minds

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cyănŏs: or -us, i, m., = κύανος>.
I The blue corn-flower, blue-bottle: Centaurea cyanus, Linn.; Plin. 21, 8, 24, § 48; 21, 11, 39, § 68.—
II A precious stone, a species of lapis lazuli, Plin. 37, 9, 38, § 119.