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γρόμφαινα

From LSJ

Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c
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Transliteration A: grómphaina Transliteration B: gromphaina Transliteration C: gromfaina Beta Code: gro/mfaina

English (LSJ)

ἡ, old sow, Gloss.

Spanish (DGE)

-ης, ἡ
• Alolema(s): lat. gromphaena
1 orn., n. de un pájaro no identificado semejante a la grulla, Plin.HN 30.146.
2 zool. cerda vieja, Gloss.2.180, 265, 3.361.
3 bot., n. de una planta de difícil identificación, quizá una especie de bledo, Amarantus tricolor Spr., Plin.HN 26.40.