Lewis & Short

chărăcĭas, ae, m., = χαρακίας.

  1. I. Eit for making poles or stakes: calamus, a kind of reed, Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 168.
  2. II. A name of a plant, wolf’s-milk, Plin. 26, 8, 39, § 62; called also chărăcītes, ae, m., Plin. 26, 11, 73, § 119; 26, 14, 87, § 146.