LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

psīlōthrum

psīlōthrum n (genitive psīlōthrī)

Meaning

  1. An unguent for removing the hair and making the skin smooth, a depilatory

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepsīlōthrumpsīlōthra
genitivepsīlōthrīpsīlōthrōrum
dativepsīlōthrōpsīlōthrīs
accusativepsīlōthrumpsīlōthra
ablativepsīlōthrōpsīlōthrīs
vocativepsīlōthrumpsīlōthra

psīlōthrum (-trum), i, n., = ψίλωθρον.
I. An unguent for removing the hair and making the skin smooth, a depilatory, Plin. 24, 10, 47, § 79; 24, 9, 37, § 58; 32, 9, 47, § 135; Sen. Contr. 3, praef. 3; Mart. 6, 93, 9.—
II. A plant, called also ampeloleuce, Plin. 23, 1, 16, § 21.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ψίλωθρον (psílōthron).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPsilothrumPsilothrum (ψίλωθρον), in Latin authors sometimes spelt psilotrum, an application for, removing superfluous hair, a depilatory. The favourite kind was…

Quick answers

What does psīlōthrum mean in Latin?
psīlōthrum, a noun, means “An unguent for removing the hair and making the skin smooth, a depilatory”.
What is the genitive of psīlōthrum?
The genitive singular is psīlōthrī. psīlōthrum is neuter, second declension.