ἐλαφόβοσκον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἐλαφοβόσκον (elaphobóskon), ἐλαφοβοσκός (elaphoboskós)

Etymology

From ἔλαφος (élaphos, deer) + βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, to eat).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐλᾰφόβοσκον • (elaphóboskon) n (genitive ἐλᾰφοβόσκου); second declension

  1. parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
    Synonyms: ἀσκαουκαού (askaoukaoú), ἐλαφικόν (elaphikón), ἑρπυξή (herpuxḗ), νέβρειον (nébreion), ὀφιογένειον (ophiogéneion), ὀφιοκτόνον (ophioktónon), χημίς (khēmís)

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