ἀφροφυής

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τὸ μὴ γὰρ εἶναι κρεῖσσον ἢ τὸ ζῆν κακῶς → for it is better not to exist than to live in misery

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Transliteration A: aphrophyḗs Transliteration B: aphrophyēs Transliteration C: afrofyis Beta Code: a)frofuh/s

English (LSJ)

ές,

   A foamy, of a lettuce, from its milky juice, AP9.412 (Phld.).

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀφροφυής: -ές, ὁ παράγων ἀφρόν, ἐπὶ τῶν θριδάκων (μαρουλίων) ἕνεκα τοῦ γαλακτώδους αὐτῶν ὀποῦ, (ὡς τὸ Λατ. lactusa ἐκ τοῦ lac), Ἀνθ. Π. 9. 412.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ής, ές :
d’une nature écumeuse, càd laiteuse en parl. d’une sorte de laitue.
Étymologie: ἀφρός, φύω.