achaemenis

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ăchaemĕnis: ĭdis, f., = ἀχαιμενίς,
I an amber-colored plant in India, used in magical arts, Plin. 24, 17, 102; 26, 4, 9; App. Herb. 56.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

achæmĕnĭs, ĭdis, f., plante magique de l’Inde : Plin. 24, 161.

Latin > English

achaemenis achaemenidis N F :: plant alleged to have magical properties