Lewis & Short

† cachrys, yos, f., = [?KA/XRUS (KA/GXRUS ?]).

  1. I. An appendage to the catkin of certain trees in autumn, a cone, Plin. 16, 8, 11, § 30; Cels. 5, 18, n. 5; admixta cachry, Plin. 22, 22, 32, § 71; 27, 13, 109, § 134.
  2. II. The capsule of rosemary, Plin. 24, 11, 60, § 101.
  3. III. The white kernel of the plant crethmos, Plin. 26, 8, 50, § 82.