zygia

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

zygĭa, ae, f., = ζυγία (prop. an adj. from ζύγιος, belonging to or fit for yokes).

I A tree , called also carpinus, horn-beam : Carpinus betulus, Linn.; Plin. 16, 15, 26, § 67.—

II Zygia tibia, a nuptial or marriage flute , Ap. Met. 4, 33, 15.

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