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moly


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Moly  \Mo"ly\,  n.  [L.,  fr  Gr  ?.] 
  1.  A  fabulous  herb  of  occult  power,  having  a  black  root  and 
  white  blossoms,  said  by  Homer  to  have  been  given  by  Hermes 
  to  Ulysses  to  counteract  the  spells  of  Circe.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  (Bot.)  A  kind  of  garlic  ({Allium  Moly})  with  large  yellow 
  flowers;  --  called  also  {golden  garlic}. 




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