LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

herbuscula

herbuscula f (genitive herbusculae)
Classical[hɛrˈbʊs.kʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[erˈbus.ku.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea little herb or plant
    Deinde ipsi sociandam esse Cyllenio, quem licet miro semper optarit ardore, tamen uix eum post unctionem palaestricam recurrentem, dum flores ipsa decerperet praelectis quibusdam herbusculis, conspicata.c. 410 CE – 429 CE, Martianus Capella, De Nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii 2.100

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeherbusculaherbusculae
genitiveherbusculaeherbusculārum
dativeherbusculaeherbusculīs
accusativeherbusculamherbusculās
ablativeherbusculāherbusculīs
vocativeherbusculaherbusculae

herbuscŭla, ae, f. dim. id.,
I. a little herb or plant: quaedam, Mart. Cap. 2, § 100.

Origins

From herba (“plant”) + -uscula (diminutive suffix), possibly modeled after arbuscula from arbor, since the regularly formed diminutive of herba is herbula.

Quick answers

What does herbuscula mean in Latin?
herbuscula, a noun, means “a little herb or plant”.
What is the genitive of herbuscula?
The genitive singular is herbusculae. herbuscula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce herbuscula?
In classical Latin, [hɛrˈbʊs.kʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [erˈbus.ku.la].