Phosphŏrus, i, m., = Φωσφόρος (the light-bringer).
I The morning-star : Phosphore, redde diem, Mart. 8, 21, 1; Mart. Cap. 8, § 851; 9, § 882.—
II A name of Harpocrates , Inscr. Grut. 88, 13.
·noun The morning star; Phosphor. II. Phosphorus ·noun Hence, any substance which shines in the dar...
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