μήτρα,
A)
Ionic dialect μήτρη, ἡ, (μήτηρ)
womb, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: also in
plural, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] [same place]:
the cervix including the orifice of the womb, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
A.2) a swine's
matrix, reckoned a great dainty, μήτρας τόμοις [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
A.3)
metaphorically,
source, origin, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
A.II)
core, heart-wood of trees, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
A.II.b)
diseased condition of the wood, 'soft-wood', [
Refs]
A.III)
queen-wasp, opposed to ἐργάται, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
A.IV) μ. χελωνίων, χελωνίοις,
bolts for locks, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; μ. θύρας, =
repagulum, [
Refs]