Lewis & Short

† mĕtōpĭon or -um, ii, n. (also mĕ-tops, ōpis, Sol. 40), = μετώπιον.

  1. I. The gum of an African tree, also called ammoniacum, Plin. 12, 23, 49, § 107; Sol. 27, 47.
  2. II. Oil of bitter almonds, almond-oil, Plin. 15, 7, 7, § 26 (Jahn, neopum).
  3. III. An ointment made with galbanum, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 8.