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οἰνοθήρας

οἰνοθήρας, the root of which smells of wine

οἰνο-θήρας, ου, ὁ,
  • a plant the root of which smells of wine or was used to flavour wine; but in the best Mss. of Thphr. HP 9.19.1 it is ὀνοθήρας, as in Dsc. 4.117 and Gal. 12.89; called also ὀνάγρα, Gal. l.c., and ὀνόθουρις ibid., Aët. 15.15; cf. onothuris, Plin. HN 24.167.

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