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adjective

molluscus

fem. mollusca · neut. molluscum
Soft; a kind of soft nut with a thin shell
Soft: mollusca nux; and absol.: mollu-sca, ae, f., a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, Plaut. ap. Macr. S. 2, 14; Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 90.—
a fungus that grows on the maple-tree
Subst.: molluscum, i, n., a fungus that grows on the maple-tree, Plin. 16, 16, 27, § 68.
Perseus ID: n29487 Key: molluscus