lada

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

lāda or lēda, ae, f., and lēdon, i, n., = λῆδον.

a shrub in Cyprus from which a resin was obtained , the Cistus Creticus, Linn.; form lada, Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 97; form leda, id. 12, 17, 37, § 75; form ledon, id. 26, 8, 30, § 47.