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sisymbrium

sisymbrium, wild-thyme (consecrated to Venus)

sĭsymbrĭum, ii, n., = σισύμβριον,
  • a fragrant herb sacred to Venus, perh. wildthyme or mint, Plin. 20, 22, 91, § 247; 19, 8, 55, § 172; 19, 10, 57, § 176; Ov. F. 4, 869.

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