Onion
Allium Cepa
κρόμυον
κρόμμυον
Odyssey 19. 220-307
τὸν δὲ χιτῶν᾽ ἐνόησα περὶ χροῒ σιγαλόεντα,
οἷόν τε κρομύοιο λοπὸν κάτα ἰσχαλέοιο (Odyssey 19. 232-233)
I noticed the tunic on his body—
glistening like the skin of a dry onion—
ἰσχαλέος dried
λοπός peel
κρόμυον an onion/ κρόμμυον onion, Allium Cepa
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Allium cepa
L. (Onion)
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