blattarius

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

blattārĭus, a, um, adj. [1. blatta],

I pertaining to the moth : balnea, for moths , i. e. dark bathing-rooms (so called from the dislike of the moth to the light), Sen. Ep. 86, 7; cf. Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 99.—

II Subst.: blattārĭa , ae, f. (sc. herba), moth-mullein : Verbascum blattaria, Linn.; Plin. 25, 9, 60, § 108.