melisphyllum
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English
melisphyllum melisphylli N N :: balm
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mĕlisphyllum: and mĕlisso-phyllon, i, n., = μελίφυλλον and μελισσόφυλλον (honey-leaf, bee-leaf), an herb of which bees are fond,
I balm-gentle, balm (also called apiastrum): trita melis phylla, et cerinthae ignobile gramen, Verg. G. 4, 63; Plin. 20, 11, 45, § 116; 21, 20, 86, § 149.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mĕlisphyllum,¹⁶ ī, n., et mĕlissŏphyllŏn, ī, n., mélisse [plante] : Virg. G. 4, 63 || Plin. 20, 116 ; 21, 149.
Latin > German (Georges)
melisphyllum, ī, n. (μελίφυλλον) u. melissophyllon, ī, n. (μελισσόφυλλον, Honigblatt) = apiastrum, die von den Bienen bes. gesuchte Melisse (Melissa officinalis, L.), melisph. bei Verg. georg. 4, 63 (im Plur.): melissoph. bei Plin. 20, 116; 21, 149.
