Chīron (nom. Chīro, Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. s. v. ocrem, p. 181), ōnis, m., = Χείρων,
I one of the Centaurs , distinguished for his knowledge of plants, medicine, and divination, son of Saturn and Philyra (hence, Philyrides Chiron, Verg. G. 3, 550), the tutor of Aesculapius ( Ov. M. 2, 630 sq.), Hercules, Achilles, Jason, etc.; at last translated to heaven as a constellation, Hyg. Praef. and Fab. 274; id. Astr. 2, 38; Serv. ad Verg. G. 3, 91; 3, 550; 4, 270; acc. Gr. Chirona, Ov. M. 6, 126.—As a constellation , Luc. 9, 536.—
II Hence,
A Chīrōnīus or -ēus , a, um, adj., named after Chiron (the physician and botanist).—So subst.: chīrōnīa , ae (sc. herba), a name of several plants: pyxacanthos, Plin. 24, 14, 77, § 125: panaces, id. 25, 4, 13, § 32: ampelos, id. 25, 4, 16, § 34: vitis nigra, id. 23, 1, 17, § 27: Chironium vulnus, Cels. 5, 28, 5; App. Herb. 22: Chironion, a plant , i. q. Centaurion, q. v., Plin. 25, 6, 31, § 66.—*
B Chīrōnĭcus , a, um, adj., pertaining to Chiron : ars, Sid. Ep. 2, 12 fin.