Aligos

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Aligos grece dicitur agnus castus ut supra per Dyascoridem.


Translation:

diascoriden B | Dya. AC | dya. ms. e | dy. f | Diascoridem H


Translation:

Aligos is said in Greek for Latin agnus castus {"vitex, chaste tree, chasteberry"}, see agnus castus above as described by Dyascorides.


Commentary:

Simon's aligos transcribes Greek λύγος /lýgos/ of which the basic meaning is "willow; twig" and which is also a synonym of agnus castus, its ultimate source being Dioscorides Longobardus, 1, 113, ed. Mihăescu (1938: 56-7) De agnu id est ligos.


See also: Agnus castus, Vitex

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