μολύβδ-αινα,ἡ,
A. piece of lead, used asthe sinkof a fishing-line, Il. 24.80 .
2. bullet, μ. χερμαδία
Luc. Lex. 5
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3. plumbin a mason's line, Poll. 7.125 , 10.147 .
II. a metallic substance, prob.sulphuret of lead, galena, Hp. Mul. 2.188 , Arist. GA 735b16 , Dsc. 5.85 , Plin. HN 34.173 .
III. a plant,Plumbago europaea, ib. 25.155 .