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ὀρίγανον

ὀρίγανον, marjoram

ὀρῑγᾰν-ον, τό, Epich. 17, Hp. Vict. 2.54, Ar. Fr. 130, Antiph. 222.4, Amips. 35, Thphr. HP 1.9.4, al.:— also ὀρίγᾰνος, ἡ, Ar. Ec. 1030, Arist. Pr. 925a29, HA 612a25, Thphr. HP 6.1.4, al., Clearch. ap. Ath. 3.116e, Dsc. 3.27, Gal. 12.91, cf. 6.668; ὀρίγανος, ὁ, Ion Eleg.5, Hp. Epid. 5.54, Anaxandr. 50:—
  • an acrid herb, ὀ. Ἡρακλεωτική Dsc., Gal. ll. cc.; = ὀ. λευκή organy, Origanum heracleoticum, Thphr. HP 6.2.3; ὀ. μέλαινα marjoram, Origanum viride, ibid.; ὀρίγανον βλέπειν look origanum, i. e. look sour or crabbed, like νᾶπυ βλ., Ar. Ra. 603. [In codd. freq. wrongly ὀρείγανον, v. Hdn.Gr. 2.410; ἐρίγανον PTeb. 112 Intr. (ii B. C.).]

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