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πλαταγώνιον

πλαταγώνιον, the broad petal of the poppy

πλᾰτᾰγ-ώνιον, τό,
  • broad petal of the poppy or anemone, so called because lovers took omens from it, laying it on the left hand, and striking it with the right, and it was a good omen if it burst with a loud crack, Theoc. 11.57, cf. Nic. Fr. 74.43, Poll. 9.127; τῷ μηκῶνος π. J. AJ 3.7.6 (vulg. πλαταγῶνι); cf. τηλέφιλον.

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