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Amentum

An amentum (Greek: αγκύλη, ankyle,) was a leather strap attached to a javelin used in ancient Greek athletics, hunting, and warfare, which helped to increase the range and the stability of the javelin in flight. Stability in flight was important because it allowed the javelin to land on its point, which was the only way the throw could be accurately recorded in competition or be useful against a live target. An amentum also increased the effective length of the throwing arm similarly to a spear-thrower or Swiss arrow, which enhances the speed of the projectile.

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9 branches of this group, most-observed first

White Mahogany

speciesEucalyptus acmenoides

Broad-leaved White Mahogany

speciesEucalyptus umbra

Broad-leaved White Mahogany

speciesEucalyptus carnea

Broad-leaved White Mahogany

speciesEucalyptus latisinensis

Helidon Mahogany

speciesEucalyptus helidonica

Bastard White Mahogany

speciesEucalyptus psammitica

Inland White Mahogany

speciesEucalyptus mediocris

Inland White Mahogany

speciesEucalyptus apothalassica

False Mahogany

speciesEucalyptus rubiginosa

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Amentum in Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

1486 · p.78

Amentum in Latin Herbal

Latin Herbal

1484 · p.77

Amentum in Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

1484 · p.107

Amentum in Herbarius

Herbarius

1485 · p.78

Amentum in Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)

Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)

1486 · p.75

Amentum in Herbarius latinus (with French synonyms)

Herbarius latinus (with French synonyms)

1486 · p.79

Amentum in On the Names of Plants

On the Names of Plants

Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.109

Amentum in Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden

Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden

Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.214

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