1. ŏphĭūsa — Lewis & Short
ŏphĭūsa or ŏphĭussa, ae, f., = o)fiou=sa or o)fiou=ssa,
I a magical herb growing on the island of Elephantine, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 163.
The corpus record — Latin
Ophiusa2
Ophiusa2 · f
a magical herb growing on the island of Elephantine
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Where it lives
- Argonautica 1 · 0.27/10k
- Naturalis Historia 8 · 0.2/10k
- Res Gestae 1 · 0.08/10k
What it meant
2. ŏphĭūsa — Lewis & Short
ŏphĭūsa or ŏphĭussa, ae, f., = *)ofiou=sa (-ou=ssa)
I An ancient name of Cyprus, whence ŏphĭūsĭus, a, um, Cyprian:
arva,Ov. M. 10. 229.—
II The name of several islands, Plin. 3, 5, 11, § 78; 5, 31, 36, § 132; 4, 12, 20, § 61; 5, 32, 44, § 151.—
III A town in Pontus, Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 82.
In the wild
- Ophiussa Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 4.12.p2
- ophiusam Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 24.17.p3
- Ophiusa Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae 17.7.13
- Ophiusa Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 4.12.p11
- Ophiussam Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 3.5.p13
- Ophiusa Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 5.32.p5
6 of 10 attestations shown.
Where it came from
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