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N / nī^grĭco
verb intransitive

nī^grĭco

2nd PP nī^grĭcāre · conj. 1st
to be blackish; P. a., blackish, swarthy •
to be blackish (post-Aug.): epimelas fit, cum in candidā gemmā superne nigricat colos, Plin. 37, 10, 58 fin.; cf. Not. Tir. p. 128.—Hence, nĭgrĭcans, antis, P. a., blackish, swarthy: Tyrius color nigricans aspectu, Plin. 9, 38, 62, § 135; 36, 26, 66, § 193.
Perseus ID: n30943 Key: nigrico