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sidia [σίδιον] 1 pomegranate peel (used medicinally). cujus [sc. mali granati] cortex dicitur psidia, flos vero balaustia nuncupatur Bart. Angl. XVII 99 p. 876; accipe balaustiam, psidiam, que si non habueris ‥ Gilb. II 79. 2; succus consolide ‥ in quo cocta sit psidia Ib. III 147. 1; psidie granati cortex, balaustia flos est Gad. 9. 1; psidia cortex est mali granati SB 35; persidia [v. l. psidia], i. cortex mali granati Alph. 147; ~ia, i. mali granati cortex Ib. 170; simias [? l. sidia] quidam fructus est et habet virtutem constringendi omnem fluxum Ib. 179. 2 f. l. ne tamen miles corrumperetur †sidia [l. desidia] seu crapula P. Blois Ep. 94. 295A (= Frontin. Str. 4. 1. 5).

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