σέρῑφον · seriphon — LSJ
wormwood
a kind of wormwood, = σαντονικόν (q.v.), Dsc. Prooem. 8, Id. 3.23, Gal. 11.804.
II an old maid
γραῦς σέριφος or σερίφη, an insect, = μάντις II, a name used for an old maid, Zen. 2.94, Suid.
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σέρῑφον
seriphon · τό
wormwood, an old maid
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