columella

cŏlŭmella (in MSS. often cŏlum-nella), ae, f. dim. [columna, columen],

I a small column , a pillar , Cato R. R. 20, 1; 22, 2; Cic. Leg. 2, 26, 66; id. Tusc. 5, 23, 65; Caes. B. C. 2, 10.—

B The foot or pedestal of a catapult , Vitr. 10, 15.—

II Trop., a pillar , support , prop (cf. columen), Lucil. ap. Don. Ter. Phorm. 287.

columella
columella ae, f dim.columna, a small column, pillar , C.: pedum in altitudinem quinque, Cs. ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Columella
·noun A columnlike axis in the capsules of mosses. II. Columella ·noun The upright pillar in the ax...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Columella
Cŏlŭmella, ae, m., a Roman cognomen in the gens Junia; so, I M. Junius Moderatus Columella, of Hi...

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