Note 1947 — BOOK XXI. AN ACCOUNT OF FLOWERS, AND THOSE USED FOR CHAPLETS MORE PARTICULARLY.
John Bostock translation
Probably meaning that it comes from ἀ, “not,” and σαίρω, “to adorn.”
John Bostock translation
Probably meaning that it comes from ἀ, “not,” and σαίρω, “to adorn.”