βύσσος
βύσσος,
ἡ,
A). flax, and
the linen made from it,
Emp. 93 ,
Theoc. 2.73 , etc.; used of
perennial flax, Linum angustifolium, grown in Elis,
Paus. 6.26.6 , and of
Linum usitatissimum, =
λίνον Ἑβραίων ,
Id. 5.5.2 ; also, in later writers, of
Indian cotton, Gossypium herbaceum,
Poll. 7.76 ,
Philostr. VA 2.20 ; and of
silk,
τὰ Σηρικὰ ἔκ τινων φλοιῶν ξαινουένης βύσσου Str. 15.1.20 .
ShortDef
flax
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">βύσσος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">flax</span>, and <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the linen made from it</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:93" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:93/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 93 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:73" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.73/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 2.73 </a>, etc.; used of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">perennial flax, Linum angustifolium</span>, grown in Elis, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:26:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:26:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Paus.</span> 6.26.6 </a>, and of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Linum usitatissimum</span>, = <span class="ref greek">λίνον Ἑβραίων</span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:5:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:5:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 5.5.2 </a>; also, in later writers, of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Indian cotton, Gossypium herbaceum</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:7:76" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:7.76/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 7.76 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:2:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:2.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VA</span> 2.20 </a>; and of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">silk</span>, <span class="quote greek">τὰ Σηρικὰ ἔκ τινων φλοιῶν ξαινουένης βύσσου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:1:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:1:20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 15.1.20 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}