myrica
From LSJ
εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
Latin > English
myrica myricae N F :: tamarisk; (evergreen bush/shrub/tree)
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mўrīca, æ, et -cē, ēs, f. (μυρίκη), tamaris [arbuste] : Plin. 13, 116 ; 24, 67 ; Virg. B. 4, 2 ; 6, 10 ; 8, 54.
