What is the Latin word for anthra?

The usual Latin words for “anthra” are anthrax, carbunculus, anthrăcītis; also Aemilius, Măcrŏbĭus, Sōlīnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“anthra” in Latin

anthraxcinnabar; a virulent ulcer carbunculusdiminutive of carbō: small coal; kind of sandstone, red toph-stone; reddish, bright kind of precious stone, probably com anthrăcītisa kind of carbuncle AemiliusA Roman gens name.Măcrŏbĭusa Roman grammarian at the end of the fourth century, author of a commentary on Cicero's Sōlīnusa Roman writer of the third century of the Christian era

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

anthra

(in medicine)(in medicine), anthrax (Aemilius, Macrobius): carbunculus: anthracitis (Plin.): anthracias (Solinus).

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What is the Latin word for anthra?: The usual Latin words for “anthra” are anthrax, carbunculus, anthrăcītis; also Aemilius, Măcrŏbĭus, Sōlīnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.