noun

festūca

gen. festūcae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

a stalk; stem; straw

a stalk, stem, straw.

In gen.: qui homo in pratis per fenisecta festucas corradit, Varr. L. L. 5, §… •

In gen.: qui homo in pratis per fenisecta festucas corradit, Varr. L. L. 5, § 136; Col. 8, 15, 6; Plin. 10, 41, 57, § 116; 18, 27, 67, § 254.—

A rod with which slaves were touched in the ceremony of manumission •

A rod with which slaves were touched in the ceremony of manumission: qui vindicabat festucam tenebat ... et homini imponebat, Gai. Inst. 4, 16; cf.: vindicta, A.: quid? ea ingenuan' an festuca facta e serva libera'st? Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 15; id. Pers. 5, 175.—

a straw-like weed which grows among barley; also called by extension

Transf., a straw-like weed which grows among barley, also called aegilops, Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 155.—

A trifle; particle; mote •

A trifle, particle, mote: in oculo fratris, Vulg. Matt. 7, 3; id. Luc. 6, 41.

Perseus ID: n18042 Key: festuca