sideritis

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sĭdērītis: is, f., = σιδηρῖτις.
I Ironwort, vervain, Plin. 25, 5, 19, § 42; 26, 14, 88, § 148.—
II A precious stone, Plin. 37, 10, 67, § 182. A variety of it, found in Æthiopia, is called sĭdērŏpoecĭlos, = σιδηροποίκιλος>, id. 37, 10, 67, § 182.—
III The loadstone, magnet, Plin. 36, 16, 25, § 127 Jan.