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noun

nŭcŭla

gen. nŭcŭlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a small nut
a small nut, Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 87: nuculas Praenestinos antiqui appellabant, quod inclusi a Poenis Casilini famem nucibus sustentārunt, vel quod in earum regione plurima nux minuta nascitur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 172 and 173 Müll.; cf. Liv. 23, 19.
Perseus ID: n31353 Key: nucula1