τηλέφιλον
τηλέφιλον
τηλέ-φῐλον, ου, τό,
faraway-love, love-in-absence, a plant used by lovers to try whether their love was returned; the leaf being laid on the hand was struck smartly, and a loud crack was a favourable omen, Theocr.
Headword (normalized):
τηλέφιλον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
τηλεφιλον
Intro Text:
τηλέφιλον
τηλέ-φῐλον, ου, τό,
faraway-love, love-in-absence, a plant used by lovers to try whether their love was returned; the leaf being laid on the hand was struck smartly, and a loud crack was a favourable omen, Theocr.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n32611
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