metopion

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

mĕtōpĭon or -um, ii, n. (also mĕ-tops, ōpis, Sol. 40), = μετώπιον.

I The gum of an African tree, also called ammoniacum, Plin. 12, 23, 49, § 107; Sol. 27, 47. —

II Oil of bitter almonds, almond-oil , Plin. 15, 7, 7, § 26 (Jahn, neopum).—

III An ointment made with galbanum , Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 8.