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κάμμαρος

κάμμαρος, lobster

κάμμᾰρος, ὁ,
  • a kind of lobster, Epich. 60, Sophr. 26, Rhinth. 18:— also καμμαρίς, ίδος, ἡ, Gal. 6.735.
    • II a kind of aconite, used as a cooling medicine, Hp. Loc.Hom. 27, Stratt. 21, Dsc. 4.76, Nic. Al. 41; also, = δελφίνιον, Ps.-Dsc. 3.73; = μανδραγόρα ἄρρεν, Id. 4.75. (Meaning and spelling are dub. in Hp., cf. Erot. s.v.: κάμαρος and κάμμορον were variants, the latter is v.l. in Dsc. l.c., cf. Sch. Nic. l.c.)

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