Latin definition for: ecligma, ecligmatis

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. melt-in-mouth medicine, electuary, paste of powder+honey held in mouth
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: Biological, Medical, Body Parts
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)

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