Theophrastus Enquiry into Plants 1.6.11

ed. Arthur Hort

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[11] Πολλὰ δὲ καὶ τῶν ποιωδῶν ἔχει τοιαύτας ῥίζας, οἷον σπάλαξ κρόκος καὶ τὸ περδίκιον καλούμενον· καὶ γὰρ τοῦτο παχείας τε καὶ πλείους ἔχει τὰς ῥίζας ἡ φύλλα· καλεῖται δὲ περδίκιον διὰ τὸ τοὺς πέρδικας ἐγκυλιεσθαι καὶ ὀρύττειν. ὁμοίως δὲ ¹²³⁴⁵ καὶ τὸ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ καλούμενον οὔϊγγον· τὰ μὲν γὰρ φύλλα μεγάλα καὶ ὁ βλαστὸς αὐτοῦ βραχύς. ἡ δὲ ῥίζα μακρὰ καί ἐστιν ὥσπερ ὁ καρπός. διαφέρει τε καὶ ἐσθίεται, καὶ συλλέγουσι δὲ ὅταν ὁ ποταμὸς ἀποβῇ στρέφοντες τὰς βώλους.

Enquiry into Plants. Theophrastus. ed. Arthur Hort. United States. 2017.

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Enquiry into Plants

1. ¹ βάθους conj. Sch.; βάθος Ald.

2. 2 καὶ ὃ W. after U ; καὶ om. Ald.; G omits also τὸ before οὔϊγγον, making the three plants synonymous. The passage is cited by Athen., l.c., with considerable variation.

3. ³ τοιαύτην conj. St.; τοσαύτην MSS.

4. ⁴ i.e. the fleshy root (tuber, etc.).

5. ³ i.e. the fibrous root (root proper).

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