moly noun1.
['mǝʊli] M16.[Latin from Greek mōlu, perh. rel. to Sanskrit mūla root.]1. Greek Mythology. A magical herb having a white flower and a black root, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes to Odysseus as a charm against the sorceries of Circe.
M16.2. Any of various plants that have been supposed to be identical with the moly of Homer;
spec. a yellow-flowered southern European allium,
Allium moly.
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