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Ὑφ' ἡδονῆς ὁ φρόνιμος οὐχ ἁλίσκεται → Sapiens non capitur deliciarum retibus → Der Weise wird nicht von der Lust gefangen gesetzt

Menander, Monostichoi, 518

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

mēcon: ōnis, f., = μήκων,
I a sort of poppy: tertium genus est tithymalon, mecona vocant, Plin. 20, 19, 80, § 209; App. Herb. 53; 91.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

mēcōn, ōnis, f. (μήκων), euphorbe maritime : Plin. 20, 209 || pavot : Ps. Apul. Herb. 53.