lonchitis
χρὴ τῶν ἀγαθῶν διακναιομένων πενθεῖν ὅστις χρηστὸς ἀπ' ἀρχῆς νενόμισται → when a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him | when good men are being dragged down, anyone with worthy credentials must feel their pain | when the noble are afflicted, those who all their lives have been deemed loyal must mourn
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lonchītis: ĭdis, f., = λογχῖτις,
I a plant, the tongue-shaped stander-grass, satyrion, Plin. 25, 11, 88, § 137; 26, 8, 48, § 76.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lonchītis, ĭdis, f. (λογχῖτις), le sérapias- langue [plante] : Plin. 25, 137 ; 26, 76.
Latin > German (Georges)
lonchītis, idis, f. (λογχιτις), eine Pflanze, zungenförmige Stendelwurz (Serapias lingua, L.), Plin. 25, 137.
Wikipedia EN
Serapias lingua, commonly known as tongue-orchid or the tongue Serapias, is a species of orchid native to the Mediterranean. Serapias lingua can be found in damp meadows and open fields of Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece and all the Mediterranean islands west of Crete and in western North Africa. Serapias lingua flowers in spring to early summer with 2.5 cm flowers and then they go dormant in mid and late summer.
Wikipedia EN
Der Einschwielige Zungenstendel (Serapias lingua) ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Orchideen (Orchidaceae).
