The corpus record — Latin

chelonium

chelonium · n

a tortoise-shell

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Where it lives

De Architectura 10 · 1.73/10k
Naturalis Historia 1 · 0.03/10k

What it meant

chĕlōnĭum — Lewis & Short

chĕlōnĭum, ii, n., = xelw/nion (lit.

I a tortoise-shell; hence); in mechanics, the similarly formed shield, cramp, or stay in which the axis of the crane or windlass moved, Vitr. 10, 2; 10, 4; 10, 8; 10, 15; 10, 18; 10, 21.—

II A plant, also called cyclaminos, App. Herb. 17.

In the wild

cheloniis Vitruvius, De Architectura 10.3.2
chelonia Vitruvius, De Architectura 10.2.8
chelonii Vitruvius, De Architectura 10.10.4
chelonii Vitruvius, De Architectura 10.11.8
cheloniis Vitruvius, De Architectura 10.2.5
chelonia Vitruvius, De Architectura 10.2.8

6 of 11 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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