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ἐρινάζω

ἐρινάζω, hang fruiting branches of the wild fig

ἐρῑν-άζω, aor. 1 inf. ἐρινάξαι and ἐρινάσαι, Hsch.:—
  • hang fruiting branches of the wild fig (ἐρινεός) near the cultivated fig (συκῆ) in order that the gall-insect (ψήν) which lives in the wild fruit may carry pollen to the σῦκον, Thphr. CP 2.9.5:—Pass., τὸ ἐρινασμένον the fig subjected to caprification, Id. HP 2.8.3.
    • II gather wild figs, Poll. 7.143.

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