ὄα

ὄα (A), ἡ,

A service-tree, Sorbus domestica, Thphr., etc.: ὄα in Hsch., but codd. of Thphr. have [full] ὄη in HP2.2.10 ; [full] ὄα in 2.7.7 ; [full] ὄη in 3.12.9, 3.15.4, CP3.1.4 ; [full] οὔα in HP3.6.5.

II its fruit was [full] ὄον, τό, sorbapple, or service-berry, which was split and pickled for use, Pl.Smp. 190d, Dsc.1.120 :—in Pl.l.c. codd. have ὠϊά, ὠά, and in Dsc. οὖα, which latter form also occurs in Hp.Vict.2.55, Thphr.HP3.2.1, CP 2.8.2 ;

ὄη τὸ δένδρον, ἧς ὁ καρπὸς ὄα καλεῖται, ὑπὸ δὲ τῶν πολλῶν οὖα Gal.12.87

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ὄα (B) or [full] ὀά, ἡ,=ὤα,

A hem or border, A.Fr.280A, Ar.Fr.228 ; σινδόνας . . αἳ ὄας ἔχουσιν prob. in CIG2860ii7 ([place name] Didyma), cf. Poll.7.62, Ael. Dion.Fr.266.

II sheep-skin, v. ᾤα.