Seriphus

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

Sĕrīphus or -os, i, f., = Σέρῖφος,

I a small rocky island in the Aegean Sea , reckoned among the Cyclades , now Serfo , Mel. 2, 7, 11; Plin. 4, 12, 22, § 63; Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 88; Ov. M. 5, 242; 5, 251; 7, 464; Juv. 6, 564; 10, 170 et saep.

II —Hence, Sĕrīphĭus , a, um, adj., Seriphian : absinthium, Plin. 27, 7, 29, § 53 (Jahn, seriphum); 32, 9, 31, § 100 (Jahn, seriphum): saxum, Tac. A. 4, 21.— Subst.: Sĕrīphĭus , ii, m., a Seriphian , Cic. Sen. 3, 8.