κρίνον [ ῐ], τό,
heterocl. pl. κρίνεα Hdt. 2.92; dat. κρίνεσιν Cratin. 98, Ar. Nu. 911, etc.: -
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1. white lily, Lilium candidum, Thphr. HP 6.6.8, Theoc. 11.56, Nic. Fr. 74.27, Dsc. 3.102; κ. πορφυροῦν Turk’s cap lily, L. chalcedonicum, Thphr. HP 6.6.3, cf. Dsc.l.c.: prov., κρίνου γυμνότερος Jul. Or. 6.181c: hence, of a needy man, Poll. 6.197, etc.: symbolic of death, v. cross κολοκύντη.
2. Egyptian bean, Nelumbium speciosum, Hdt. 2.92.
II kind of choral dance, Apolloph. 2.
III kind of loaf, Ath. 3.114f. architectural ornament, IG 11(2).161 A 72 (Delos, iii B. C.).