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Menander, Monostichoi, 561
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Full diacritics: λυχνῖτις Medium diacritics: λυχνῖτις Low diacritics: λυχνίτις Capitals: ΛΥΧΝΙΤΙΣ
Transliteration A: lychnîtis Transliteration B: lychnitis Transliteration C: lychnitis Beta Code: luxni=tis

English (LSJ)

ιδος, ἡ, A candlewick, Verbascum mallophorum, the leaves of which served as lampwicks, Plin.HN25.121, BGU485.10 (ii A. D.); = φλομίς, Dsc.4.103.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

λυχνῖτις: ῐδος, ἡ, φυτόν τι, τοῦ ὁποίου τὰ φύλλα ἐχρησίμευον ὡς θρυαλλίδες τῶν λύχνων, Πλίν. 25, 74· φλομὶς λ. ἐν Διοσκ. 4. 104.

Greek Monolingual

λυχνῑτις, -ιδος, ἡ (Α)
1. το φυτό βαλλωτή
2. το φυτό φλομίς.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λύχνος + επίθημα -ῖτις (πρβλ. λιμενίτις, τοξίτις)].