Struthion (2)
From Simon Online
Struthion botani strutio herba de qua supra.
Apparatus:
Struthion AC | Struchion B f | Struccion e
botani B e | botoni f | botami AC {'n' misread as 'm'}
strutio AC | structio B e {hypercorrect insertion of 'c' before 't'} | strucio f
Translation:
Struthion botani is Greek for Latin strutio herba {"the herb strutio"}, about which see the entry Struction above.
Commentary:
Struthion botani is Greek στρουθίον βοτάνη /strouthíon botánē/. βοτάνη /botánē/ is transcribed in the itacist pronunciation: /botáni/.
For further information see Struction.
