alsine

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

alsīnē, ēs, f., = ἀλσίνη,

a luxuriant plant , perh. chickweed : Stellaria nemorum, Linn.: Alsine, quam quidam myosoton appellant, nascitur in lucis, unde et alsine dicta est, Plin. 27, 4, 8, § 23.