Lewis & Short

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† cyănŏs or -us, i, m., = κύανος.

  1. I. The blue corn-flower, blue-bottle: Centaurea cyanus, Linn.; Plin. 21, 8, 24, § 48; 21, 11, 39, § 68.
  2. II. A precious stone, a species of lapis lazuli, Plin. 37, 9, 38, § 119.