testiculus

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

testĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. [2. testis], a testicle.

I Lit., Auct. Her. 3, 20, 33; Juv. 6, 339; Mart. 3, 24, 5; Cels. 7, 18.—

II Transf., as a designation of manly vigor , manliness : haec fierent, si testiculi vena ulla paterni Viveret in nobis? Pers. 1, 103.—

III The name of a plant , App. Herb. 15.

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