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εὐνουχεῖον

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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3
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Full diacritics: εὐνουχεῖον Medium diacritics: εὐνουχεῖον Low diacritics: ευνουχείον Capitals: ΕΥΝΟΥΧΕΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: eunoucheîon Transliteration B: eunoucheion Transliteration C: evnoucheion Beta Code: eu)nouxei=on

English (LSJ)

τό, a kind of

   A lettuce, = ἀστυτίς, Plin. HN19.127.

Greek Monolingual

εὐνουχεῑον και διάφ. ανάγν. εὐνούχιον, τὸ (Α)
είδος μαρουλιού.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ευνούχος (πρβλ. ευνουχίας «είδος πεπονιού»)].