σιδηρίτης

English (LSJ)

[ῑτ], ου, ὁ, fem. σῐδηρ-ῖτις, ιδος: Dor. σῐδᾱρίτας, 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. HN37.58, al.; used as remedy for snake-bite, Orph.L.361,390, 419.    II σιδηρῖτις, ἡ, ironwort, Sideritis romana, Dsc.4.33, Plin. HN25.43, Aret.CD2.12; also σ. πόα Hsch.; βοτάνη ἡ σ. J.AJ3.7.6, 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.