Moly

Etymology
From moly:, from  μῶλυ: (probably a loanword).

Noun

 * 1) A magic herb or plant used by Odysseus to overcome Circe.
 * 2) *1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.4.1.iii:
 * It excels Homers moly, cures this, falling sickness, and almost all other infirmities.
 * 1) * 1980, Walter Shrewing, trans. Homer, The Odyssey, Oxford 1998, p.120:
 * So spoke the Radiant One; then gave me the magic herb, pulling it from the ground and showing me in what form it grew; its root was black, its flower milk-white. Its name among the gods is moly.
 * 1) Any plant associated with the mythological moly, especially the European allium, Allium moly.

Etymology
From a language, compare Czech mol:.

Noun

 * 1) moth