sandaraca

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

sandărăca (sandĕrăca and san-dărăcha), ae, f., = σανδαράκη (σανδαράχη).

I Sandarach , a red coloring matter, Plin. 34, 18, 56, § 178; 35, 6, 22, § 39; Vitr. 7, 12; 12, 8, 3; Paul. ex Fest. p. 324 Müll.—

II Bee-bread , also called cerinthus and erithace. Plin. 11, 7, 7, § 17.

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