A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

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A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Smegma,-atis (s.n.III), abl.sg. smegmate; also zmegma,-atis (s.n.III), abl.sg. zmegmate: a cleansing preparation, ointment [> Gk. smEgma]; see ointment; see unguentum,-i (s.n.II); cf. magma,-atos (s.n.III). “The word ‘smigmata’ (sing. ‘smigma/smegma), from [Gk.] smEma, meaning ‘soap’ or ‘unguent,’ is a rare term and was mainly used in medical contexts to mean specifically a cleansing agent or detersive lotion” (Everett).

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