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λωτόςοῦm a kind of plantwhich provides good pasturetrefoil, cloverHom. hHom.used in making a garlandTheoc. a kind of water-lilywhich grows in the NileEgyptian lotusHdt.a kind of tree or shrubwhich grows in N. Africalotus treeHdt. Plb. lotus-pipests. described as Libyan, ref. to the aulos, made fr. the wood of a tree growing in N. Africa, perh. the nettle treeE.a kind of mythical fruitlotuswhich when eaten causes travellers to wish to remain for ever in the land where it grows, forgetting their homeOd. E.identified as the fruit of the N. African lotus treeHdt.

ShortDef

the lotus; flute, pipe, tube

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Headword:

λωτός

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λωτός

Headword (normalized/stripped):

λωτος

IDX:

24942

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-24943

Key:

λωτός

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