ἀγασυλλίς
Ὁ αὐτὸς ἔφησε τὸν μὲν ὕπνον ὀλιγοχρόνιον θάνατον, τὸν δὲ θάνατον πολυχρόνιον ὕπνον → Plato said that sleep was a short-lived death but death was a long-lived sleep
English (LSJ)
ίδος, ἡ, the plant which produces ἀμμωνιακόν, A Ferula marmarica, Dsc.3.84.
German (Pape)
[Seite 9] ίδος, ἡ, Pflanze, hetacleum gummiferum, Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀγασυλλίς: -ίδος, ἡ, φυτόν, τὸ heracleum gummiferum, Διοσκ. 3. 98.
Spanish (DGE)
-ίδος, ἡ
• Alolema(s): tb. ἀγάσυλλον, τό Ps.Dsc.3.84; ἀγάσυλλος l. antigua de Orib.11.α.38 ad loc.
bot. goma amónica, Ferula marmarica L., Dsc.3.84.
• Etimología: Deriva de la raíz que se encuentra en ἄση ‘asco’ c. el prefijo ἀγα- debido al mal olor de su jugo.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: plant that produces ἀμμωνιακόν, Fecula marmarica (Dsc.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Fur. 254 connects γηθυλλίς, (Dor. γα-) which is Pre-Greek. André Lex. s. agasyllis.
