nounhippŏphaestonHIPPOPHAESTON☆ KeepMeaninga prickly plantLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879HIPPOPHAESTONLEWIS & SHORTHIPPOPHAESTONhippŏphaeston, i, n., = ἱππόφαιστον, I. a prickly plant (perh. Centaurea calcitrapa, Linn.), Plin. 27, 10, 66, § 92.Read the whole entry