nounphŏnosPHONOS☆ KeepMeaninganother name of the plantLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PHONOSLEWIS & SHORTPHONOSphŏnos (-us), i, m., = φόνος (murder), I. another name of the plant atractylis, Plin. 21, 16, 56, § 95.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesAntiquitiesPhonosPhonos (φόνος), homicide. The feelings and customs of the Greeks with regard to homicide in general underwent a great change during the early historic…