psilothrum

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

psīlōthrum: (-trum), i, n., = ψίλωθρον.
I An unguent for removing the hair and making the skin smooth, a depilatory, Plin. 24, 10, 47, § 79; 24, 9, 37, § 58; 32, 9, 47, § 135; Sen. Contr. 3, praef. 3; Mart. 6, 93, 9.—
II A plant, called also ampeloleuce, Plin. 23, 1, 16, § 21.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

psīlōthrum, ī, n. (ψίλωθρον), bryone [employée comme épilatoire] : Plin. 23, 21 || pâte épilatoire : Sen. Rhet. Contr. 7, pr. 3 ; Plin. 32, 135 ; Mart. 6, 93, 9. orth. -trum Plin. 21, 118.