citrum

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

cī̆trum, i, n. [citrus],

I the wood of the citrus , q. v., citrus-wood , Plin. 16, 43, 84, § 231.—

2 Meton., the household furniture , esp. tables , made of it (very costly), Cato ap. Fest. p. 242, 21 Müll.; Vell. 2, 56, 2; Mart. 9, 59, 10; 10, 98, 6; 10, 80, 2; cf. citrus, I.

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