Associations to the word «Alectryon»

Wiktionary

ALECTRYON, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae   — trees and shrubs native to southeast Asia and Australia.
ALECTRYON, proper noun. (Greek mythology) A youth charged by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite. He fell asleep and was transformed into a rooster as punishment.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras