lentiscus

lentiscus, i, f., lentiscum, i, n., the mastic - tree, Pistacia lentiscus, Linn.

• I Lit.: viridis semperque gravata Lentiscus, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 9, 15.—
• II Transf.
• • A Mastic-oil, Cato R. R. 7, 4; Varr. R. R. 1, 60; Plin. 15, 6, 6, § 21.—
  • B A toothpick of mastic-wood, Mart. 14, 22, 1; 3, 82, 9; 6, 74, 3.

lentīscus, ī, f. u. lentīscum, ī, n., 1) der Mastixbaum, Mastix (Pistacia lentiscus, L)., griech. σιχνος, Cic. poët. de div. 1, 15. Plin. 14, 122; 16, 55; 18, 244. Cels. 5, 6. Scrib. Larg. 61. – 2) meton., a) Mastixharz, -öl, Cato r. r. 7. Varro r. r. 1, 60. Cels. 4, 20, 1 extr. Plin. 15, 21. – b) ein Zahnstocher aus Mastixholz, Mart. 3, 82, 9 u.a.

lentiscus [CL] 1 the mastic tree, its wood, leaf, resin, or seed. ~us, arbor folia modica habens et fructus sine grana, i. muras rubras Gl. Leid. 16. 5; scino, i. ~um Gl. Laud. 1378; ~i cortex resinam sudat Neckam DS VIII 133; ~us est arbor humilis et medicinalis, que a Grecis et Hebreis σχῖνος alio nomine nuncupatur Bart. Angl. XVII 90; ~i semen folia corium et rami unam habet virtutem cum radice, i. stipticam Alph. 97. 2 tree (var.). prinus, i. ilex arbor vel ~us Gl. Laud. 1214; 1372 item iiijxx arbores lentisc’, precii cujuslibet iiij d., ‥ sunt elongati extra castrum [de Baumburgh’] IMisc 202/5; 1374 habebunt quolibet anno boscum ~orum, corulorum, et aliarum minutarum arborum vocatarum undrewodd’ Doc. Leeds 110; 1384 quod ‥ Henricus ‥ arbores ‥ viz. quercus, fraxinos, querulos [sic], ~os, et bulos ‥ succidit PlRCP 495 r. 205; 1386 forestario ‥ foreste de Mara ‥ cum ‥ dederimus ‥ viginti ~os infra forestam nostram predictam ‥ viz. pro scafaldes de eisdem ~is pro operibus ecclesie predicte faciendis Enr. Chester m. 4d.; ~us, A. a beeche ‥ ~us, burche, byrketre, byrktre WW; CathA (v. lentiscinus 2).

lentiscus , i. f.
雲香樹。雲香油。

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lentīscus ī, f

• the mastic-tree: viridis, C. poët.