sider it is

[Lat., from Gr. sider it is =various plants, from sideros =iron.] Bot.: Ironwort; a genus of Marrubide, consisting of herbs or shrubs from the south of Europe, the Canary Islands, . They are not known to have medicinal properties. Sider it is roman a was believed by Sir J. E. Smith to be the sider it is of Dioscorides. si-dër-o-, pref. [ Gr.sidéros =iron.] Of, belonging to, or resembling iron in luster, hardne , or weight, .