# De causis plantarum (lib. 2-6) 6.14.10

Theophrastus, De causis plantarum (lib. 2-6), Book 6, Chapter 14. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theophrastus/de-causis-plantarum-lib-2-6/6.14.10

ἅμα γὰρ ἀποπνεῖταί τε τὸ ὑδατῶδες καὶ ἡ τῆς τροφῆς ἐπιρροὴ παύεται καὶ ὥσπερ πέψιν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἔνιά γε λαμβάνει καὶ ἀφαιρεθέντα ἀπὸ τῶν φυτῶν εὐωδέστερα καθάπερ τὰ μῆλα καὶ ἄλλ' ἄττα. Συμβαίνει δὲ καὶ τῶν ποιωδῶν ἔνια χλωρὰ μὲν ὄντα μὴ ὄζειν διὰ τὴν ὑγρότητα, ξηρανθέντα δὲ καθάπερ ἄλλα τε καὶ τὸ βούκερας. Ἐπεὶ καὶ ὁ οἶνος τότε μάλιστα παρίσταται καὶ ὀσμὴν λαμβάνει ὅταν ἀποκριθῇ τὸ ὑδατῶδες αὐτοῦ. Τὰ μὲν οὖν τοιαῦτα πάντα παλαιούμενα εὐοσμότερα.

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Theophrastus Phil., De causis plantarum (lib. 2-6). Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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