striga

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

strĭga, ae, f. [stringo].

I A row of grain or hay cut down , a swath , windrow , Col. 2, 18, 2; cf. Fest. s. h. v. pp. 314 and 315. —

II A furrow drawn lengthwise of the field , Jul. Front. Agr. p. 38.—In a camp, the spaces between the squadrons , Charis. 1, p. 85 P.