cachrys
From LSJ
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cachrys: yos, f., = κάχρυς κάγχρυς).
I An appendage to the catkin of certain trees in autumn, a cone, Plin. 16, 8, 11, § 30; Cels. 5, 18, n. 5; admixta cachry, Plin. 22, 22, 32, § 71; 27, 13, 109, § 134.—
II The capsule of rosemary, Plin. 24, 11, 60, § 101. —
III The white kernel of the plant crethmos, Plin. 26, 8, 50, § 82.
