ὕσγινον

English (LSJ)

τό, a vegetable dye of bright crimson or scarlet colour, perh. the

   A kermes (v. ὕσγη), Nic.Th.511, AP6.254 (Myrin.); hysginum, Vitr.7.14.1 (excygno codd.), Plin.HN9.140, 21.170, 35.45 (hygino, yyg-, yog-, id genus, codd.), Dig.32.1.78.5, Isid.Etym.19.17.15 (iscino): gen. sg. ισγινης Edict.Diocl.19.8; ισγενης, ib.24.9-12.    2 scarlet cloak, τὸ ἄλλο ζεῦγος τῶν ὑσγείνων POxy.531.17 (ii A. D.). [ῑ Nic. and AP ll. cc.; but ὑσγῐνόεις Nic.Th.870: the forms ισγινη, ισγενη point to a naturally short, ι, lengthd. metri gr.]