anthēdon, ŏnis, f., = ἀνθηδών,
a species of the medlar-tree , the Greek medlar : Mespilus tanacetifolia, Linn.; Plin. 15, 20, 22, § 84.
ANTHE´DON(Ἀνθηδών: Eth. Ἀνθηδόνιους, Anthedonius), a town of Boeotia, and one of the cities of the L...
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