ῥοδ-ῆ, ἡ,
contraction for ῥοδέη ={ῥοδέα}, rose-bush, [[ 7th c.BC: Archilochus Lyricus 29, 2nd-1st c.BC: Asclepiades Myrleanus Historicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 2.50e, Pamphil.[prev. work] 52f ] Refs 7th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect ῥοδέη [[ 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 3.1020 (but see at {ῥόδον} [near the start]). ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]