ⲗⲏⲅⲓⲟⲛ

Coptic

African boxthorn

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek λύκιον (lúkion, “dyer's buckthorn”).

Noun

ⲗⲏⲅⲓⲟⲛ • (lēgion) m

1. (Sahidic) boxthorn, Lycium

References

• Sawy, Mona Hassan Ahmed (2021) Treatment by Medicine and Magic in Coptic Documents. A Linguistic and Cultural Study‎^[1], Göttingen, page 119