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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)

Note 2793 — BOOK XXX. REMEDIES DERIVED FROM LIVING CREATURES.

John Bostock translation

Dalechamps takes this to mean “without horns:” and Hardouin is of opinion that it means “genuine” or “unmixed.” In either sense, the word is derived from the Greek.

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