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noun greek

lapsăna

gen. lapsănae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
(), , (also , , , Hier. ap. Reg. S. Pachom. 52), = λαψάνη and λαμψάνη
an edible plant, charlock •
an edible plant, charlock, Sinapis arvensis, Linn.; Plin. 20, 9, 37, § 96; Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 25; Cels. 2, 25.—Prov.: lapsanā vivere, to live on a meagre diet, Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 144.
Perseus ID: n25855 Key: lapsana