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noun greek

mĕlanthĭum

gen. mĕlanthii · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
(), , , = μελάνθιον
the plant; cultivated fennel-flower; chamomile •
the plant gith, cultivated fennel-flower: gith e Graecis alii melanthion, alii melaspermon, vocant, Plin. 20, 17, 71, § 182; Col. poët. 10, 245; also chamomile, Plin. 22, 21, 26, § 53.—Called also mĕlanthum, Ser. Samm. 30.
Perseus ID: n28448 Key: melanthium