κώδεια

• head, ὁ δὲ φῆ, κώδειαν ἀνασχών Il. 14.499; of plants, head, e.g. of garlic, bulb, Nic. Al. 432; of the poppy, capsule, Gal. 12.73:—also κωδία, ἡ, dub. in Ar. Fr. 117 (κώδυα Harp. Epit., κώδεια Suid.), f.l. for κώδεια in Poll. 2.38, for κωδύα in Dsc. 4.63 (pl.), Orib. 11 s.v. μικρὰ μήκων, for κώδυια in Arist. Pr. 914b27; κώδειον or κώδ-ιον, Gloss. (cf. κώδυον); κωδίς, Hsch.; cf. κωδύα, κώδων II.
• • II cup shaped like a poppy-head, in form κώδεα, Inscr.Délos 298 A 169 (pl.), 300 B 13 (iii B.C.).

ἡ.

A poppy-head Il. 14.499.

• the head, Il. deriv. uncertain