fūruncŭlus, i, m. dim. [fur], a petty thief, pilferer (cf. furax).
I Lit.: olim furunculus, nunc etiam rapax, Cic. Pis. 27, 66; Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 16.—
II Transf.
A A pointed , burning sore on the human body , a boil , furuncle , Cels. 5, 28, 8; Plin. 20, 13, 50, § 130.—
B A germ or knob on a vine , so called from its shape, Col. 4, 22, 4; 4, 24, 5; Plin. 17, 22, 36, § 181.