δάρκανος
From LSJ
κρείσσων ἐναρχόμενος βοηθῶν καρδίᾳ τοῦ ἐπαγγελλομένου καὶ εἰς ἐλπίδα ἄγοντος· δένδρον γὰρ ζωῆς ἐπιθυμία ἀγαθή (Proverbs 13.12 LXX) → One who sincerely sets about helping is better than one who makes promises leading to hope; for a kindly urge is a tree of life.
English (LSJ)
= ἐρυθρόδανον (madder, rose madder, common madder, dyer's madder, Rubia tinctorum, Rubia tinctoria), Ps.-Dsc.3.143.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, ὁ bot. rubia, granza, Rubia tinctorum L., planta que tiñe de rojo, Ps.Dsc.3.143.
• Etimología: Como δάρκα, prést. de origen desc.
