ELAEOMELI
\ɪlˈiːə͡ʊmlˌi], \ɪlˈiːəʊmlˌi], \ɪ_l_ˈiː__əʊ_m_l_ˌi]\
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Dioscorides means, by this, an oil thicker than honey, and of a sweet taste, which flows from the trunk of a tree in Syria. It is acrid and purgative; and sometimes occasions serious symptoms, according to that author.- Gorraeus.
By Robley Dunglison
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.