Stoechades

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

Stoechădĕs insulae, = Στοιχάδες,

I a group of islands on the southern coast of Gaul , near Massilia , now Isles d'Hyères , Plin. 3, 5, 11, § 79; Schol. Cic. Sest. p. 293 Orell.

II —Hence, stoechăs , ădis, f. (sc. herba), French lavender , sticados : Lavandula Stoechas, Linn.; Plin. 27, 12, 107, § 131; 26, 7, 27, § 42.

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