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noun greek

asphaltĭon

gen. ii · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
= ἀσφάλτιον
a kind of clover with long leaves; and of the odor of asphaltum;; the common bituminous clover
a kind of clover with long leaves, and of the odor of asphaltum; among the Gr. μινύανθες, prob. the common bituminous clover: Psoralea bituminosa, Linn.; Plin. 21, 9, 30, § 54 (in Col. 6, 17, 2, written as Greek).
Perseus ID: n3983 Key: asphaltion