"carphos" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkar.pʰɔs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkar.fos] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάρφος (kárphos, “small dry stalk, dry twig”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|κάρφος|t=small dry stalk, dry twig}} Ancient Greek κάρφος (kárphos, “small dry stalk, dry twig”) Head templates: {{la-noun|carphos|g=n}} carphos n
  1. fenugreek Tags: neuter Synonyms: tēlis
    Sense id: en-carphos-la-noun-gMnyq3TR Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Plants
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "Plants",
          "orig": "la:Plants",
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        {
          "ref": "77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 24.184",
          "roman": "Nor is fenugreek held in less esteem. By some it is known as \"telis,\" by others as \"carphos,\" and by others again as \"buceras,\" or \"ægoceras,\" the produce of it bearing some resemblance to horns. Among us it is known as \"silicia.\"",
          "text": "Nec faeno Graeco minor auctoritas, quod telin vocant, alii carphos, aliqui buceras, alii aegoceras, quoniam corniculis semen est simile, nos siliciam.\n1855 translation by John Bostock",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈkar.fos]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "carphos"
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
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        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
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          "text": "Nec faeno Graeco minor auctoritas, quod telin vocant, alii carphos, aliqui buceras, alii aegoceras, quoniam corniculis semen est simile, nos siliciam.\n1855 translation by John Bostock",
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  ],
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