lonchitis
εἰ γάρ κεν καὶ σμικρὸν ἐπὶ σμικρῷ καταθεῖο καὶ θαμὰ τοῦτ᾽ ἔρδοις, τάχα κεν μέγα καὶ τὸ γένοιτο → for if you add only a little to a little and do this often, soon that little will become great (Hesiod W&D, 361-362)
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).
