Also 6 stechas, stichas, 8 erron. stæchas. See also STECHADOS, STICKADOVE. [L., a. Gr. στοῖχος.
According to Pliny the plant was so called because imported from the Stœchades islands (Gr. Στοιχάδες, lit. ‘standing in a row,’ f. στοῖχος row), now Les Iles d’Hyères.]
The plant French Lavender, Lavandula Stœchas.
1548. Turner, Names Herbes, 77. Stechas … may be called in english stichas or Lauender gentle.
1597. Gerarde, Herbal, II. clxx. 470. The later phisitions affirme, that Stœchas, and especially the flowers of it are most effectuall against paines of the head.
1725. Bradley’s Family Dict., II. 6 K 4 b. The Stæchas is of a bitter taste and a little astringent.
1831. J. Davies, Manual Mat. Med., 181. The Stœchas or French Lavender. Lavandula stœchas, Lin. A plant, native of the south of France…. A syrup of stœchas, P., is prepared from this plant, and is added to antispasmodic mixtures.
