λογχίτης
πολλῶν ὁ καιρὸς γίγνεται διδάσκαλος → the critical moment will turn out to be the teacher of many things
English (LSJ)
[ῑ], ου, ὁ, A spearman, Hdn.Epim.78. II λογχῖτις, ιδος, ἡ, plant with spear-shaped seeds, Serapias lingua, Dsc.3.144, Gal.12.63. 2 holly fern, Aspidium lonchitis, Dsc.3.145, Gal. l.c. 3 shrub yielding τὸ Ἰνδικὸν λύκιον, Dsc.1.100.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
λογχίτης: [ῑ], -ου, ὁ, λογχοφόρος, Ἡρῳδ. Ἐπιμ. 78. II. λογχῖτις, ιδος, ἡ, ὡς οὐσιαστ., φυτὸν τι «οὗ τὸ σπέρμα ἐν περικαρπίοις λόγχῃ ὁμοίοις, τριγώνοις» Διοσκ. 3. 161 κἑξ.
Greek Monolingual
ο (Α λογχίτης) λόγχη
στρατιώτης οπλισμένος με λόγχη, λογχοφόρος.
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).
