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κίκι

κίκι, the castor berry

κίκι, τό (on the accent v. Hdn.Gr. 1.354, 2.766; κῖκι codd. Str. et Orib.),
  • castor-oil, Hdt. 2.94, Pl. Ti. 60a, PHib. 1.121.17, al. (iii B.C.), Ruf. ap. Orib. 7.26.39, etc.; also, the castor-oil tree, Ricinus communis, Str. 17.2.5, Dsc. 4.161; gen. τοῦ κίκεως Gal. 11.649, 12.26; κίκιος Hdn. Gr. 2.767; also τῆς κικέας Aët. 8.30, Paul.Aeg. 7.20.

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