A).losing its fruit,ἰτέαι ὠ., because they shed their fruits before ripening, Od. 10.510 , cf. Thphr.HP 3.1.3 ;[ἐρινεός] Id.CP 2.9.14 : metaph., ὠ. τύμπανον the kettledrum in the mysteries of Cybele, because the priests who beat it were eunuchs,Opp.C. 3.283 : dub. sens. in Cerc. 6.14 .