spodium

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

spŏdĭum, ii, n., = σπόδιον.

I Lit., the dross of metals , slag , scoria , Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 170; 34, 18, 52, § 172.—

II Transf., ashes of vegetable matter, Plin. 23, 4, 38, § 76.