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ῥόδον

ῥόδον, the rose

ῥόδον, τό, metaplast. dat. pl. ῥοδέεσσι v.l. in A.R. 3.1020:—
  • rose, first in h.Cer. 6, cf. Thgn. 537, Pi. I. 4(3).18(36), Hdt. 8.138, IG 1(2).289; Aeol. βρόδον (q.v.); mostly of Rosa gallica, red rose, Thphr. HP 6.6.4, etc.; ῥ. ἑκατοντάφυλλον, Rosa centifolia, cabbage rose, ibid.; ῥ. ἄγριον, Rosa dumetorum, wild rose, ib. 6.2.1: metaph., ῥόδα μʼ εἴρηκας youʼve spoken roses of me, have said all things sweet and beautiful, Ar. Nu. 910; πάττε πολλοῖς τοῖς ῥόδοις ib. 1330: prov., ὗς διὰ ῥόδων ‘a bull in a china shop’, Crates Com. 4.
      • 2 = ῥοδωνιά, Coluth. 348.
    • II Ῥόδα, τά, = ῥοδισμός, Rev.Hist.Rel. 97.275 (Bulgaria).
    • III pudenda muliebria, Pherecr. 108.29.

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