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M / marcor
noun

marcor

gen. marcōris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
a withering by extension •
a withering: segetum, Sen. Q. N. 3, 27, 4.—Hence, Transf.
Decay, rottenness •
Decay, rottenness (not anteAug.): panni marcor, a rotten rag, Plin. 22, 22, 46, § 94.—
Faintness, languor, indolence ••
Faintness, languor, indolence: marcor, et inexpugnabilis dormiendi necessitas, Cels. 3, 20: cernitis expositas turpi marcore cohortes, i. e. somno, Stat. Th. 10, 269: maeror marcorque, melancholy, Sen. Tranq. 2, 8: ducis, indolence, worthlessness, Vell. 2, 119, 2.
Perseus ID: n28011 Key: marcor