ἐλάτη
elate
silver fir, Abies cephalonica
Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐλάτη [ᾰ], ἡ,
‹ All lexicon entries silver fir, Abies cephalonica, ὑψηλή Il. 5.560; περιμήκετος κετος 14.287; οὐρανομήκης Od. 5.239, cf. HP 3.9.6, etc.; also, Abies pectinata, ib. 5.8.3.
II. oar, as made of pine-wood, λεύκαινον ὕδωρ ξεστῇς ἐλάτῃσιν Od. 12.172, cf. Il. 7.5; later, ship or boat, Ph. 208 (lyr.), Alc. 444 (lyr.).
III. the spathe of the date inflorescence, 1.109.4 (but, = βόρασσος (q.v.), ib. 5), cf. 160, 12.151.
IV. sea-weed supposed to resemble the fir, Cystoseira Abies-marina, HP 4.6.2.