φύλλον, τό
leaf; in
Epic dialect and [
Refs 5th c.BC+] always in
plural leaves, or collectively
foliage, φύλλα καὶ ὄζους [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; πλεκτὰ φύλλα wreathed
leaves, [
Refs]; φύλλον ἐλαίας,
poetry for ἐλάα, S.[same place]:
metaphorically of choral songs, φύλλ᾽ ἀοιδᾶν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of
leaves used as
voting-papers, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
2) of flowers,
petal, [ῥόδον] ἔχον ἑξήκοντα φύλλα [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑακίνθινα φ, λειμώνια φ, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II)
plant, in general, φ. ὂν ἐπινηχόμενον τῷ ὕδατι [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἡ κατὰ φύλλον (with or without γεωμετρία) survey according to
plants, i. e.
crops grown, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]: especially of medicinal
herbs, φ. εἴ τι νώδυνον κάτοιδε [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2) as a name of definite species:
II.2.a) ={βρυωνία},
dog Mercury, Mercurialis perennis, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.2.b) the leaf-like fruit of silphium, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2.c) ={λευκάκανθα}, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]