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L / lentĭcŭla
noun

lentĭcŭla

gen. lentĭcŭlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
dim. 2. lens
a lentil
a lentil.
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Lit.: faba vel lenticula, Cels. 2, 18: hoc mense lenticulam seres, Pall. 3, 4.—
by extension
The shape of a lentil, lentilshape
The shape of a lentil, lentilshape, Plin. 37, 12, 75, § 196.—
A vessel shaped like a lentil •
A vessel shaped like a lentil: vasa fictilia (quas a similitudine lenticulas vocant), Cels. 2, 17, § 25; cf. Isid. Orig. 20, 7, 4; Vulg. 1 Reg. 10, 1.—
A freckly eruption, freckles •
A freckly eruption, freckles, Plin. 26, 1, 5, § 7: lenticulam tollunt galbanum et nitrum, Cels. 6, 5; cf. lentigo.
Perseus ID: n26242 Key: lenticula