σιδαρίτας
ου, ιδος, α, ὁ
A.
of iron, ς. πόλεμος iron war, Pi. N. 5.19; ς. τέχνη the smith's art, Eup. 263; ς. πέτρα rock with iron ore in it, D.S. 5.13; ς. γῆ Arist. Fr. 326 ed. Berol., Poll. 3.87.
2.
σιδηρῖτις, with or without λίθος, loadstone, Phld. Sign. 9, Str. 15.1.38, Plu. 2.1005c, etc.
3.
a precious stone, Plin. HN 37.58, al.; used as remedy for snake-bite, Orph. L. 361,390, 419.
II.
σιδηρῖτις,ἡ, ironwort, Sideritis romana, Dsc. 4.33, Plin. HN 25.43, Aret. CD 2.12; also ς. πόα Hsch.; βοτάνη ἡ ς. J. AJ 3.7.6, Gal. 12.885.
2.
also applied by Dsc. to burnet, Poterium Sanguisorba, 4.34; Cretan fig-wort, Scrophularia lucida, ib.35; Achilles' woundwort, Achillea tomentosa, ib.36.
3.
= ἑλξίνη, ib.85.
4.
= χαμαίπιτυς, Id. 3.158.
5.
= περιστερεὼν ὕπτιος, Ps.-Dsc. 4.60.