[2041] The fruit of the ben, or myrobalanus, the Balanites Ægyptiaca. See B. xiii. cc. [17] and [19].
[2042] Vitium.
[2043] Hard-berry or nectarine. See c. [11].
[2044] Lignum: literally, “wood.” “There is no wood, either within or without.” He has one universal name for what we call shell, seed, stones, pips, grains, &c.
[2045] The “spado,” or “eunuch” date. See B. xiii. c. [8].
[2046] See B. xiii. c. [17]. The fruit of the ben is alluded to, but, as Fée observes, Pliny is wrong in calling it an almond, as it is a pulpy fruit.
[2047] The Nymphæa nelumbo of Linnæus.
[2048] Or shell, which, as Fée remarks, participates but very little in the properties of the flesh.