alcyoneus

alcyŏnēus and -nĭus (halc-), a, um, adj. [Alcyone],

• pertaining to Alcyone or alcyon (v. alcedo).
• • • • a Alcyonei dies = alcedonia (q. v.), Col. 11, 2.—
      • b Alcyoneum medicamen, or absol.: alcyŏnēum, i, n., or even alcyŏnĭum. sea-foam, used as a remedy for spots on the face: alcyoneo utuntur ad oculorum cicatrices, Plin. 32, 8, 27, § 86; cf. Cels. 5, 6, 18, n. 26.

alcўŏnēus ou alcўŏnĭus, a, um, relatif aux alcyons : Col. Rust. 11, 2 || alcyoneum medicamen, ou alcyoneum, ī, n. , ou alcyonium, écume de la mer employée comme remède : Plin. 32, 86.