noun
nŭcŭla
Meaning
- a small nut
nŭcŭla, ae, f. dim. nux,
I. a small nut, Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 87: nuculas Praenestinos antiqui appellabant, quod inclusi a Poenis Casilini famem nucibus sustentārunt, vel quod in earum regione plurima nux minuta nascitur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 172 and 173 Müll.; cf. Liv. 23, 19.
Nŭcŭla, ae, m.,
I. a Roman proper name, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 62, 253; Cic. Phil. 6, 5, 14; 8, 9, 26; 11, 6, 13.