ἀζᾰλέος,α,ον,
A. dry, parched, οῦ̓ρος
Il. 20.491
; ὕλη
Od. 9.234
, etc.;βῶν ἀζαλέην drybull's-hide, Il. 7.239 ; ἀ. γῆρας withered, sapless,
IG 14.1389
i 12 , Plu. 2.789c .
2. metaph.,harsh, cruel,
AP 5.237 ( Maced. ).
II.
Act. ,parching, scorching, Σείριος
Hes. Sc. 153
, cf. A.R. 4.679 ; of love, μανίαι
Ibyc. 1.9
; of thirst, Nic. Th. 339 .—Poet. word.
III. ἀζαλέα,ἡ, = ψίλωθρον ,Gloss.