peplus
Americannoun
PLURAL
peplusesExample Sentences
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Currently, the drug is laboriously isolated from the Euphorbia peplus plant at a yield of only 1.1 milligrams per kilogram of plant material.
From Forbes
Currently, that compound is sourced inefficiently from Euphorbia peplus.
From Science Magazine
The pr�torians are stubbornly attached to Caligula, because forsooth he wore miniature boots like theirs when he tumbled about in the peplus of an infant.
From Project Gutenberg
Each was treated with the sap of the petty spurge plant, or Euphorbia peplus, which was applied to the skin once a day for three days.
From BBC
As early as Homer she takes especial interest in the occupations of women; she makes Hera’s robe and her own peplus, and spinning and weaving are often called “the works of Athena.”
From Project Gutenberg
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