Difference between revisions of "Cestras"

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See Dexeris, Gladiolus, Xifion.
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See also: [[Dexeris]], [[Gladiolus]], [[Xifion]]

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Cestras et dexeris vocatur gladiolus herba ut infra in suis locis et cetera.

The herb gladiolus is also called 'cestras' and 'dexeris' as is explained in the appropriate entries below, etc.


Commentary:

Simon’s “cestras”, which appears as ‘cestris’ in the source text, i.e. Dioscorides Longobardus, pp. 18/19, book IV, chapter XXII De xeris, is most likely a ghost word, i.e. the scion of a misread/ misinterpreted/ misremembered word that owes its existence to some infelicity. 'Cestris' is not mentioned anywhere else in the literature except in quotes from Dioscorides Longobardus IV,22. The word could well be nothing more than a corruption of xeris.


See also: Dexeris, Gladiolus, Xifion