Lewis & Short

† būprestis, is, f., = [?BOU/PRHSTIS (PRH/QW ?], to swell up).

  1. I. A venomous beetle, whose sting caused a swelling in cattle, Plin. 30, 4, 10, § 30; 31, 10, 46, § 119; Veg. 5, 14, 10; 5, 77, 1; Isid. Orig. 12, 8, 5; Dig. 48, 8, 3, § 3.
  2. II. A kind of vegetable, Plin. 22, 22, 36, § 78.