σέριφον
From LSJ
πάλιν δ' ὅ γε λάζετο μῦθον → he took back his speech, he retracted his speech, he altered his speech
English (LSJ)
τό, a kind of A wormwood, = σαντονικόν (q.v.), Dsc.Prooem. 8, Id.3.23, Gal.11.804. II γραῦς σέριφος or σερίφη, an insect, = μάντις 11, a name used for an old maid, Zen.2.94, Suid.