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ἴσκαι

iskai

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What it meant

1. ἴσκαι · iskai — Beekes

ἴσκαι [f.pl.] ‘fungus growing on oaks and walnut-trees (Aet. 7, 91, Paul. Aeg. 6, 49). *VAR ὕσκαι, uncertain reading Aet. 7, 91. *ETYM Unknown. If the variant is reliable (Fur.: 367), it would point to a Pre-Greek word. — [Beekes, s.v. ἴσκαι, p. 647]

2. ἴσκαι · iskai — Chantraine

ἴσκαι : ἔν pl. champignons qui poussent sur les chênes et les noyers (Aet. 7,91, Paul Æg. 6,49). — [Chantraine, s.v. ἴσκαι, p. 484]

3. ἴσκαι · iskai — LSJ

fungus growing on oaks and walnut-trees

fungus growing on oaks and walnut-trees, used as a cautery, Aët. 7.91, Paul.Aeg. 6.49, Alex.Trall. 12.

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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