fustic, Rhus Cotinus, used for dyeing yellow
fustic, Rhus Cotinus, used for dyeing yellow, brought from the island of Thapsos, Theoc. 2.88, Nic. Al. 570: θαψία ῥίζα Thphr. Fr. 170.
The corpus record
θάψος
thapsos · ἡ
fustic, Rhus Cotinus, used for dyeing yellow
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Where it lives
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What it meant — LSJ
In the wild
- Θάψου · Thapsou Thucydides, History 6.101.3 (DIORISIS sentence 4718)
- Θάψου · Thapsou Thucydides, History 6.102.3 (DIORISIS sentence 4732)
- Θάψον · Thapson Thucydides, History 6.4.1 (DIORISIS sentence 4086)
- Θάψου · Thapsou Thucydides, History 6.4.1 (DIORISIS sentence 4086)
- Θάψον · Thapson Thucydides, History 6.97.1 (DIORISIS sentence 4690)
- Θάψῳ · Thapsōi Thucydides, History 6.97.2 (DIORISIS sentence 4692)
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