Physis
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Physis is a Greek theological, philosophical, and scientific term usually translated into English as "nature". In the Odyssey, Homer uses the word once (its earliest known occurrence), referring to the intrinsic way of growth of a particular species of plant.
Natura is the Latin translation of the Greek word physis (φύσις).
Ancient Greek for
- origin, birth
- nature, quality, property
- later, the nature of one's personality: temper, disposition
- form, shape
- that which is natural: nature
- type, kind
- Nature, as an entity, especially of productive power
- creature
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