būprestis, is, f., = βούπρηστις πρήθω, to swell up).
I A venomous beetle , whose sting caused a swelling in cattle , Plin. 30, 4, 10, § 30; 31, 10, 46, § 119; Veg. 5, 14, 10; 5, 77, 1; Isid. Orig. 12, 8, 5; Dig. 48, 8, 3, § 3.—
II A kind of vegetable , Plin. 22, 22, 36, § 78.