nyctegretos
From LSJ
Ζῶμεν γὰρ οὐχ ὡς θέλομεν, ἀλλ' ὡς δυνάμεθα → Ut quimus, haud ut volumus, aevum ducimus → nicht wie wir wollen, sondern können, leben wir
Latin > English
nyctegretos nyctegreti N F :: thorny oriental plant (reputed to become luminous at night)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nyctēgrĕtos: i, f., or -on, i, n., = νυκτήγρετον,
I a plant that shines by night, Plin. 21, 11, 36, § 62.
Latin > German (Georges)
nyctēgretos, ī, f., s. nyctalops.
