Lewis Short
(adjective) : ălĭca, ae, f.from alo, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 7 Müll.; akin to ἀλέω, ὀλαί acc. to Doed., orig.
* Nourishing, sc. farina.
* A kind of grain, spelt, Cato, R. R. 76 init.; Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 50.
* Grits prepared from it, spelt-grits, Gr. χόνδρος, later ἄλιξ, Cels. 6, 6; Plin. 22, 25, 61, § 128.
* A drink prepared from these grits, Mart. 13, 6.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary