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Lewis Short
(adjective) : ămārăcĭnus, a, um, amaracus
* Of marjoram: oleum,Plin. 21, 22, 93, § 163: unguentum,id. 13, 1, 2, § 3; also absol.: ămārăcĭnum, i, n. (sc. unguentum), marjoram ointment, Lucr. 2, 847; 4, 1173; odious to swine,id. 6, 974; hence the proverb: nihil cum amaracino sui, of people who will have nothing to do with a thing, Gell. praef. 19.
* Of marjoram: oleum,Plin. 21, 22, 93, § 163: unguentum,id. 13, 1, 2, § 3; also absol.: ămārăcĭnum, i, n. (sc. unguentum), marjoram ointment, Lucr. 2, 847; 4, 1173; odious to swine,id. 6, 974; hence the proverb: nihil cum amaracino sui, of people who will have nothing to do with a thing, Gell. praef. 19.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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