ἀζαλέος
α, ον, ἡ
A.
dry, parched, οὖρος Il. 20.491; ὕλη Od. 9.234, etc.; βῶν ἀζαλέην dry bull's-hide, Il. 7.239; ἀ. γῆρας withered, sapless, IG 14.1389 i 12, Plu. 2.789c.
2.
metaph., harsh, cruel, AP 5.237 (Maced.).
II.
Act., parching, scorching, Σείριος Hes. Sc. 153, cf. A.R. 4.679; of love, μανίαι Ibyc. 1.9; of thirst, Nic. Th. 339.—Poet. word.
III.
ἀζαλέα, ἡ, = ψίλωθρον, Gloss.
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