anthrax, ăcis, m., = ἄνθραξ (coal).
I Natural cinnabar (the color of which is like a burning coal), Vitr. 7, 8.—
II In medic., a virulent ulcer (in pure Lat., carbunculus), Aem. Macr. de Herb. c. de Sabina.
·noun A malignant pustule. II. Anthrax ·noun A <<Carbuncle>>. III. Anthrax ·noun A microscopic, ba...
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