prŏpŏlis
prŏpŏlis, is, f., = πρόπολις, the third foundation in making honey, a gummy substance with which the bees close the crevices of their hives, bee-glue, propolis: propolin vocant, quod apes faciunt ad foramen introitus protectum in alvum, maxime aestate, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 23: prima fundamenta comosin vocant periti, secunda pissoceron, tertia propolin, Plin. 11, 7, 6, § 16; 22, 24, 50, § 107; Gell. 5, 3, 4.
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Headword (normalized):
prŏpŏlis
Headword (normalized/stripped):
propolis
Intro Text:
prŏpŏlis, is, f., = πρόπολις, the third foundation in making honey, a gummy substance with which the bees close the crevices of their hives, bee-glue, propolis: propolin vocant, quod apes faciunt ad foramen introitus protectum in alvum, maxime aestate, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 23: prima fundamenta comosin vocant periti, secunda pissoceron, tertia propolin, Plin. 11, 7, 6, § 16; 22, 24, 50, § 107; Gell. 5, 3, 4.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n38927
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