ἀμπελόδεσμος
From LSJ
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
English (LSJ)
ὁ, Sicilian plant used for tying up vines, esparto, Lygeum Spartum, Plin.HN17.209.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, ὁ sicil. lo que sirve para atar las viñas prob. esparto, Lygeum spartum L. o retama de olor, Spartium iunceum L., Plin.HN 17.209.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀμπελόδεσμος: ὁ, Σικελικόν τι φυτόν, δι’ οὗ περιέδεον τὰς ἀμπέλους, Πλίν. 17. 23.
