nucula

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

nŭcŭla, ae, f. dim. [nux],

a small nut , Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 87: nuculas Praenestinos antiqui appellabant, quod inclusi a Poenis Casilini famem nucibus sustentārunt, vel quod in earum regione plurima nux minuta nascitur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 172 and 173 Müll.; cf. Liv. 23, 19.

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Nucula
Nŭcŭla, ae, m., a Roman proper name , Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 62, 253; Cic. Phil. 6, 5, 14; 8,...

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