lonchitis
ἀλλ' ἦν ἅπαντα τεταγμένα νόμων ἐπιταγαῖς → but all their acts were regulated by prescriptions set forth in laws
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).
