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† sĭdērĭon, ii, n., = σιδήριον, the plant ironwort, vervain, Plin. 25, 4, 15, § 34; 26, 14, 87, § 140.

† sĭdērītes, ae, m., = σιδηρίτης.

  1. I. A loadstone, magnet, Plin. 36, 16, 25, § 127 (Jan. sideritis).
  2. II. A kind of diamond, Plin. 37, 4, 16, § 58.

† sĭdērītĕsis, is, f. [σιδηρῖτις], a plant, also called heliotropium, App. Herb. 49 (al. sideritis).

† sĭdērītis, is, f., = σιδηρῖτις.

  1. I. Ironwort, vervain, Plin. 25, 5, 19, § 42; 26, 14, 88, § 148.
  2. II. A precious stone, Plin. 37, 10, 67, § 182. A variety of it, found in Æthiopia, is called sĭdērŏpoecĭlos, = σιδηροποίκιλος, id. 37, 10, 67, § 182.
  3. III. The loadstone, magnet, Plin. 36, 16, 25, § 127 Jan.