līchēn
līchēn, ēnis, m., = λειχήν, a cryptogamic species of vegetation growing on trees, lichen. Lit., Plin. 26, 4, 10, § 21.— Transf., an eruption on the skin of men and beasts, a tetter, ringworm: in fricando lichene, Plin. 23, 7, 63, § 118: sordidi lichenes, Mart. 11, 98, 5.—Of beasts, Plin. 30, 10, 27, § 88.— Esp., a callous excrescence upon the leg of a horse, used as a medicine: lichene equi cum oleo infuso per aurem, Plin. 28, 11, 49, § 180; 28, 17, 67, § 230 saep.
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Headword (normalized):
līchēn
Headword (normalized/stripped):
lichen
Intro Text:
līchēn, ēnis, m., = λειχήν, a cryptogamic species of vegetation growing on trees, lichen. Lit., Plin. 26, 4, 10, § 21.— Transf., an eruption on the skin of men and beasts, a tetter, ringworm: in fricando lichene, Plin. 23, 7, 63, § 118: sordidi lichenes, Mart. 11, 98, 5.—Of beasts, Plin. 30, 10, 27, § 88.— Esp., a callous excrescence upon the leg of a horse, used as a medicine: lichene equi cum oleo infuso per aurem, Plin. 28, 11, 49, § 180; 28, 17, 67, § 230 saep.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n26550
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