fĭlix (felix, Paul. ex Fest. p. 86 Müll. N. cr.), ĭcis, f., fern, πτέρις.
I Lit., Plin. 27, 9, 55, § 78; 17, 4, 3, § 29; Verg. G. 2, 189; 3, 297; Hor. S. 1, 3, 37; Col. 2, 2, 13.—
II Transf., the hair of the pubes , Pers. 4, 41.
filix icis, f fern: filicum manipli, V.: urenda (as a weed), H. ...
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