yew
From LSJ
Ἐς δὲ τὰ ἔσχατα νουσήματα αἱ ἔσχαται θεραπεῖαι ἐς ἀκριβείην, κράτισται → For extreme diseases, extreme methods of cure, as to restriction, are most suitable.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. μῖλαξ, ἡ (Plat.).
The word is also found in Eur., Bacch. 703, and Aristophanes, Nub. 1007, but apparently with a different meaning.
