ophiostaphylon

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

ŏphĭostaphylon, i, n., = ὀφιοστάφυλον, i. q. vitis alba,

the white vine , white bryony : vitis alba est, quam Graeci ampeloleucen, alii ophiostaphylon ... appellant, Plin. 23, 1, 16, § 21 (dub.; Jahn, staphylen).