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mĭsy , yos (in the
I.gen. also misys, Scrib. Comp. 34; “and, misy,” Cels. 6, 7, 2; 5, 19, 15; Veg. 6, 16, 1), n., = μίσυ.
I. A kind of mushroom or truffle, Plin. 19, 3, 12, § 36.—
II. A mineral, perh. a vitriolic ore, copperas, sory, Plin. 34, 12, 27, § 114; Cels. 5, 19, 8; 27; Scrib. Comp. 34; 240.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 19.36
    • A. Cornelius Celsus, De Medicina, 5.19
    • A. Cornelius Celsus, De Medicina, 6.7
    • A. Cornelius Celsus, De Medicina, 27
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