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.
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.