σῐδηρ-ίτης[ῑτ],ου,ὁ , fem.σῐδηρ-ῖτις,ιδος: Dor.
σῐδᾱρίτας,α , ὁ:—
A. of iron,ς. πόλεμος ironwar, Pi. N. 5.19 ;ς. τέχνηthesmith'sart, Eup. 263 ;ς. πέτραrockwith iron orein it, D.S. 5.13 ; ς. γῆ
Arist. Fr. 326
ed. Berol., Poll. 3.87 .
2. σιδηρῖτις, with or withoutλίθος,loadstone, Phld. Sign. 9 , Str. 15.1.38 , Plu. 2.1005c , etc.
3. a precious stone, Plin. HN 37.58 , al.; used as remedy for snake-bite, Orph. L. 361 , 390 , 419 .
II. σιδηρῖτις,ἡ ,ironwort, Sideritis romana, Dsc. 4.33 , Plin. HN 25.43 , Aret. CD 2.12 ; also ς. πόα
Hsch.
; βοτάνη ἡ ς.
J. AJ 3.7.6
, Gal. 12.885 .
2. also applied by Dsc. toburnet, Poterium Sanguisorba, 4.34 ;Cretan fig-wort, Scrophularia lucida, ib. 35 ;Achilles' woundwort, Achillea tomentosa, ib. 36 .