noun
ŏphĭostaphўlon
Meaning
- the white vine
ŏphĭostaphўlon, i, n., = ὀφιοστάφυλον, i. q. vitis alba,
I. the white vine, white bryony:
vitis alba est, quam Graeci ampeloleucen, alii ophiostaphylon ... appellant, Plin. 23, 1, 16, § 21 (dub.; Jahn, staphylen).