spŏdĭum

ii, n.
I. Lit., the dross of metals, slag, scoria, Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 170; 34, 18, 52, § 172.—
II. Transf., ashes of vegetable matter, Plin. 23, 4, 38, § 76.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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