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μελίττιον

melittion · τό

cell of a beeʼs comb

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What it meant

μελίττιον · melittion — LSJ

Dim. of μέλιττα, Ar. V. 367 (lyr.).

II cell of a beeʼs comb, honeycomb

cell of a beeʼs comb: in pl., honeycomb, Arist. HA 624a5; cf. μελίσσειος I.

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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