Ζκύθικον ξύλον,
τῷ βάπτοισί τε τἤρια
ποΐεισι δὲ μάλινα
ξανθίσδοισί τε τὰς τρίχας.
Scythian wood, in which they dip fleeces and make them quince-coloured, and dye their hair yellow.
Thapsus may have been box-wood, but it is quite uncertain.
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The Etymologicum Magnum says:—