| Pliny the Elder, Natural History (English) (XML Header) [genre: prose] [word count] [lemma count] [Plin. Nat.]. | ||
| <<Plin. Nat. 27.94 | Plin. Nat. 27.95 (Latin) | >>Plin. Nat. 27.96 |
We have already [Note] spoken of pelecinon as growing in cornfields, a plant which throws out a number of shoots from thin stems, and has leaves like those of the chick-pea. The seed, which is contained in pods of a curved shape, like diminutive horns and three or four in number, is similar to gith [Note] in appearance, bitter, and an excellent stomachic. It is used as an ingredient in antidotes. [Note]
| Pliny the Elder, Natural History (English) (XML Header) [genre: prose] [word count] [lemma count] [Plin. Nat.]. | ||
| <<Plin. Nat. 27.94 | Plin. Nat. 27.95 (Latin) | >>Plin. Nat. 27.96 |
