θύον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

It has been suggested that it is a primary derivative of θύω (thúō, to smoke). It is clearly connected to θυία (thuía, stinking juniper); however, the relation of these forms is not clear. It does not seem very probable that two distinct trees had nearly identical names.

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Noun

θῠ́ον (thúonn (genitive θῠ́ου); second declension

  1. sandarac (Tetraclinis articulata)

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