lama

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

lāma, ae, f. (cf.: lacus, lacer).

I A slough, bog, fen : lacuna id est aquae collectio, quam alii lamam, alii lustrum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 117 Müll.: viribus uteris per clivos, flumina, lamas, Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 10.—

II A kind of mastic : Pistacia lentiscus, Linn.; Plin. 12, 17, 36, § 72 (al. lainam).

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