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silphion

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Ὁ δ' ἀνεξέταστος βίος οὐ βιωτὸς ἀνθρώπῳ → The unexamined life is not worth living

Plato, Apology of Socrates 38a

Latin > English

silphion silphii N N :: silphion, fennel-like plant cultivated for its gum; (also called laserpicium)