Vĕnāfrum, i, n.,
I a very ancient town of the Samnites , celebrated for its olive-oil , now Venafro , Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 63; Cato R. R. 135; 136; Cic. Att. 7, 13, b, 7; id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 3; Hor. C. 2, 6, 16; Mart. 13, 101, 1.— Hence,
A Vĕnāfer , fra, frum, adj., of or belonging to Venafrum : oleum, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 6.—
B Vĕnāfrānus , a, um, adj., of Venafrum , Venafran : agri, Hor. C. 3, 5, 55; Plin. 15, 2, 3, § 7.—Subst.: Vĕnāfrānum , i, n. (sc. oleum), Venafran-oil : ipse Venafrano piscem perfundit, Juv. 5, 86.