πλεκτᾰ́ν-η,ἡ, (πλέκω)
A. anything twinedorwreathed, coil, wreath,
ὄφεων πλεκτάναισι περίδρομον κύτος
Id. Th. 495
; flame-wreath,
Id. Fr. 281.3 ;π. καπνοῦ wreathof smoke, Ar. Av. 1717 .
II. pl.,armsof the poulp or octopus,tentacles,
Alex. 187.2 , Eub. 150.7 , Diph. 34 , Arist. HA 524b1 , PA 685b4 , Thphr. HP 8.8.4 , 9.13.6 ; of the ναυτίλος
11
, Arist. HA 622b10 ; also of theantennaeof theκαρίς,
Dsc. 4.77 .
III. pl.,meshesof a spider's web, Luc. Musc.Enc. 5 : metaph., αἱ τῶν λόγων π.
Id. Vit.Auct. 22
.
IV. Medic.,mastoid growthin the uterus, Diocl.Fr. 27 , Eudem. and Praxag. ap. Gal. 2.890 .