1. scōlex — Lewis & Short
scōlex, lēcis, m., = skw/lhc,
I a kind of copper rust with the appearance of being worm-eaten, Plin. 34, 12, 28, § 116.
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scolex
scolex · m
a kind of copper rust with the appearance of being worm-eaten
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Where it lives
- Naturalis Historia 2 · 0.05/10k
What it meant
2. scolex — Walde–Hofmann
scolex, -icis f. „Kupferrost* (Plin., ebenso scolécitim n. ,Scharlachbeere*), scolibrochos [-on] = *xaMMrpixov, saxifraga? Ps. Apul: aus gr. GkünE bzw. oxwäAnxıov ds. — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. scolex, p. 1403]
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Where it came from
- Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. scolex (scan p. 1403; entry #2490).
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