I have untangled it, I think. If you read the other thread, this is the same post.
There is a Greek word
keropegion κηροπηγɩον that means
candelabrum in Latin, which can mean "a candlestick, a branched candlestick, a chandelier, candelabrum, or also lamp-stand, light-stand, sometimes of exquisite workmanship".
The word is very obscure. The only dictionary I could find that had the word
keropegion is a Greek to Latin dictionary that is regarded as the most complete of all Ancient Greek dictionaries. The
Thesauri linguæ Græcæ by Henrico Stephano (aka Henr. Stephanus, Henri Estienne or Henri Etienne) was first published in 1572. Dictionary entries for Ancient Greek words fill 3,165 pages. Linnaeus certainly knew it and probably owned an edition of it.
That is the short version. If you want the long version with references, see my blog article.
https://pattheplants.blogspot.com/2021/ ... pegia.html
In other
Ceropegia news, my lone
Ceropegia bulbosa seedling is doing quite well after six weeks.
Ceropegia bulbosa 6 weeks.JPG