Panchaia

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Panchāĭa, ae, f., = Παγχαία,

I a fabulous island in the Erythraean Sea , east of Arabia , rich in precious stones , incense , myrrh , etc.: totaque turiferis Panchaia pinguis arenis, Verg. G. 2, 139: (phoenicem) deferre nidum prope Panchaiam in Solis urbem, Plin. 10, 2, 2, § 4: dives, Tib. 3, 2, 23; Val. Fl. 6, 119; Claud. III. Cons. Honor. f.—Hence,

A Panchaeus , a, um, adj., Panchaean : odores, Lucr. 2, 417; Verg. G. 4, 379; Ov. M. 10, 478.— Plur. as subst.: Panchaei , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Panchaia , Mel. 3, 8.—

B Panchāĭcus , a, um, adj., Panchaean : resinulae, Arn. 7, 233.—

C Panchāĭus , a, um, adj., Panchaean : tellus (al. Panchaea), Ov. M. 10, 309: cinnama, Claud. Nupt. Honor. et Mar. 94.