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βᾰλᾰν-ίτης

balanites · ὁ

acorn-shaped

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What it meant — LSJ

acorn-shaped

acorn-shaped, β. λίθος a precious stone, Plin. HN 37.149.

II those who live on acorns

β. βίος of those who live on acorns, Eust. 1859.47.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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