granulum

grānŭlum, i, n. dim. [granum],

• a small grain (late Lat.), Claud. Mam. Stat. An. 1, 21.

grānulum, ī, n. (Demin. v. granum), das Körnchen, Claud. Mam. de statu anim. 1, 21. Plin. Val. 1, 2. Anthol. Lat. 1068, 4 M. = 741, 20 R.

granulum [LL] 1 little grain; b (fig.). c pip, seed (of fruit, also fig.). hoc granum ‥ eo quod crescendo grande efficiatur, et inde hoc ~um, ‥ diminut. Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 256.  b 799 ut pullos avidis hiantes rostris pietatis pascat ~is Alcuin Ep. 181.  c minuunt granula [sc. mali punici] sumpta sitim Neckam DS VIII 84; intra ‥ hujus pomi viscera duo preciosissima ~a, bonum sc. et malum, recondita sunt Chaundler Apol. 16. 2 small particle (in quot., of spawn). putat ‥ vulgus ex tribus ~is ovulorum piscem formari, ita ut ‥ duo ~a oculis formandis debeantur, unum ‥ formationi ‥ corporis Neckam NR II 23 p. 143. 3 seed pearl or other small jewel. b small piece of metal. aurifabri ‥ religunt [? l. religant] ad anulos ~a et jaspides Garl. Dict. 128; mors burse pulverem subsannat candidum, / carorum †grannilos deridet lapidum Walt. Wimb. Sim. 115; ~um, peerle PP.  b Neckam Ut. 118 (v. corialis). 4 (med.) particle of sediment. si ~a manent in circulo et ex urine concussione depressa revertantur ad circulum, reuma ad partes capitis Gilb. VII 312v. 2.

grānŭlum, ī, n. (granum), petit grain : Mamert. An. 1, 21.