στυφελός
ή, όν, ός, όν
A.
hard, rough, στυφελοῦ . . ἐπ’ ἀκτᾶς A. l.c. (lyr.); in later Poets, ἀκτὴ ς. A.R. l.c., etc.; σκόπελος AP 11.31 (Antip.); ὀδούς Opp. C. 3.442.
II.
of flavour, astringent, sour, acid, μέλι AP 4.1.22 (Mel.); σταγών ib.9.561 (Phil.).
III.
metaph., harsh, severe, cruel, ἐφέται A. Pers. 79 (lyr.); Κόλχοι Orph. A. 1012. (στυφελός was a Clitorian word for hard. rough, and used at Cyrene for χέρσος, acc. to Zenod. ap. Sch. A.R. 2.1005.)