κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
ămygdăla: ae, f., = ἀμυγδάλη>.
I An almond, Cato, R. R. 8, 2; Col. 6, 10, 12; Plin. 12, 9, 19, § 36.—
II = ἀμυγδαλῆ>, an almond-tree, Col. 5, 10 fin.; Plin. 16, 26, 42, § 103.