apicius

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

ăpīcĭus, a, um, adj. [apis],

I sought by bees , liked by bees; hence, sweet , dainty , = apianus, q. v.: uvae, Cato R. R. 24, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 58; Plin. 14, 4, 5, § 46; Macr. S. 2, 16.

II —Hence, ăpīcĭum , i, n., sc. vinum, Cato R. R. 6, 4; 7, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 25.

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