construed this as "divine fruit", or as meaning "wheat of zeus" [ ] or "god's pear" and "jove's fire". the dio-, as shown by the short vowel 'i', has nothing to do with 'divine' (δῑoς ), dio- being an affix attached to plant names, and in classical greek the compound referred to "the fruit of the nettle tree...
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borne by the almond tree. it has been noted that the almond tree with white flowers often produces sweet almonds, whereas the tree bearing pink flowers produces bitter almonds. the bitter almonds are used to make almond oil, which is used in the production of a liquor. the bitter almonds are broader...