σαπάνα

Etymology
Only found in one Dioskourides locus about “Phoenician”, where it is said to be the name of the Gauls, which may be seen as the population in Gaul, as the shape of the word is 🇨🇬, and  is known from onomastics – see  – as meaning “to save, to protect”, relating to medicinal uses of the plant.

Noun

 * 1) scarlet pimpernel