nounŏrŏbītisOROBITIS☆ KeepMeaningborax dyed of a yellowish color by means of the plantLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879OROBITISLEWIS & SHORTOROBITISŏrŏbītis, is, f., = ὀροβῖτις (like the chickpea; hence, sc. chrysocolla), I. borax dyed of a yellowish color by means of the plant lutum, Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 89.Read the whole entry