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columella

columella, a small column, pillar

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columellae Noun: feminine vocative plural, Noun: feminine genitive singular, Noun: feminine nominative plural, Noun: feminine dative singular of columella

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cŏlŭmella (in MSS. often cŏlum-nella), ae, f. dim. [columna, columen],
  • a small column, a pillar, Cato R. R. 20, 1; 22, 2; Cic. Leg. 2, 26, 66; id. Tusc. 5, 23, 65; Caes. B. C. 2, 10.—
    • B The foot or pedestal of a catapult, Vitr. 10, 15.—
  • II Trop., a pillar, support, prop (cf. columen), Lucil. ap. Don. Ter. Phorm. 287.

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