carbuncŭlus, i, m. dim. [1. carbo].
I A small coal , Auct. Her. 4, 6, 9.—
b Trop., a burning or devouring sorrow : amburet ei misero corculum carbunculus. Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 70 Lorenz ad loc.—
II Meton.
A A kind of sandstone , red toph-stone , Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 2 Schneid.; Vitr. 2, 4; 2, 6; 8, 1; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 29; Pall. 1, 10, 1.—
B A reddish , bright kind of precious stone (prob. comprising the ruby, carbuncle, hyacinth, garnet, etc.), Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 92 sq.; Isid. Orig. 16, 14, 1; Vulg. Exod. 28, 18; id. Ezech. 28, 13; Inscr. Orell. 2510.—Hence, ut scintillet probitas e carbunculis, i. e. be adorned with jewels , Publ. Syr. ap. Petr. 55 Bücheler. —
C A disease.
1 Of men, a kind of tumor , a carbuncle , Cels. 5, 28, 1; 6, 18, 1; a disease in Gallia Narbonensis, le charbon provençal , Plin. 26, 1, 4, § 5.—
2 Of plants, a disease caused by hoar-frost , Col. 3, 2, 4; Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 272; 18, 29, 70, § 293.