The corpus record

σῐσῠριγχίον

sisurigchion

barbary nut, Iris sisyrinchium

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What it meant

1. σισυρίγχιον · sisyrinchion — Beekes

σισυρίγχιον [n.] ‘barbary nut, Iris sisyrinchium’ (Thphr.). *ETYM Etymology unclear. Stromberg 1940: 158: regards the word as a reduplicated formation from » σῦριγξ ‘quill, flute, syrinx’ with a x-suffix. Sometimes connected with » σισύμβριον ‘bergamot mint, watercress’. Probably a Pre-Greek word. — [Beekes, s.v. σισυρίγχιον, p. 1387]

2. σισυριγχίον · sisyrinchion — Chantraine

σισυριγχίον : n., plante mal identifiée, p.-ê. iris sisyrinchium, iris des garrigues littorales à petit bulbe (Thphr., Pline). — [Chantraine, s.v. σισυριγχίον, p. 1026]

3. σῐσῠριγχίον · sisyrinchion — LSJ

Barbary nut, Iris Sisyrinchium

Barbary nut, Iris Sisyrinchium, Thphr. HP 1.10.7.

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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