ὠλεσίκαρπος

English (LSJ)

ον,

   A losing its fruit, ἰτέαι ὠ., because they shed their fruits before ripening, Od.10.510, cf. Thphr.HP3.1.3; [ἐρινεός] Id.CP2.9.14: metaph., ὠ. τύμπανον the kettledrum in the mysteries of Cybele, because the priests who beat it were eunuchs, Opp.C.3.283: dub. sens. in Cerc.6.14.