- πυρήν
- πῡρήν, ῆνος, ὁ,A stone of stone-fruit, as of the olive, Hdt.2.92, Thphr.CP5.18.4, etc.; of the pomegranate, Hp.Aff.54, Thphr.HP 1.11.6; of the medlar, ib.3.12.5; of the date, Arist.Mete.342a10, Thphr.CP1.19.2 (where ἐλάας is prob. cj. for ἰτέας); of the elder, Hp.Mul.2.133; of the myrtle and grape, Arist.Pr.925b26; of the wild cherry, Hdt.4.23.2 an edible nut, the kernel of
κῶνος 1.2
, Mnesith. ap. Ath.2.57b, IG22.1013.21.II hard bone of fishes, implied byἀπύρηνος Archestr.Fr.8.9
.III grain of frankincense, Hp. ap. Gal.19.134.b an unknown aromatic, PMag.Par.1.2874, al.c = ὀξυάκανθα, Dsc.1.93.IV round head of a probe, Gal.UP15.7.2 = ὀδούς 111, Id.2.462.V name of a gem, Plin.HN37.188; as a votive offering, IG7.3498.17 ([place name] Oropus).VI growth under the chin of an animal, Str.4.6.10. (Sts. misspelt πυρρ- in codd.; the quantity of υ is inferred from ἀπῡρηνος Archestr.l.c. and Lat. apȳr[icaron]nus.)
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