galbinus

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

galbĭnus, a, um, adj. [either from galbanum or from GALBUS],

I greenish-yellow , yellowish; cf. tunica, Vop. Aur. 34: avis, Mart. 13, 68, 1: cingillum, Petr. 67, 4.—As subst. plur. : galbĭna (sc. vestimenta), ōrum, n., pale-green garments , Juv. 2, 97.— Hence,

II Transf., effeminate : moris, Mart. 1, 97, 9.