LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

taxicus

taxicus (feminine taxica, neuter taxicum)
Classical[ˈtak.sɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtak.si.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf or derived from the yew tree.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetaxicustaxicataxicum
genitivetaxicītaxicaetaxicī
dativetaxicōtaxicaetaxicō
accusativetaxicumtaxicamtaxicum
ablativetaxicōtaxicātaxicō
vocativetaxicetaxicataxicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetaxicītaxicaetaxica
genitivetaxicōrumtaxicārumtaxicōrum
dativetaxicīstaxicīstaxicīs
accusativetaxicōstaxicāstaxica
ablativetaxicīstaxicīstaxicīs
vocativetaxicītaxicaetaxica

taxĭcus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of the yewtree, yew: venenum, supposed by some of the ancients to be toxica, Plin. 16, 10, 20, § 51.

Origins

From taxus (“yew tree”) + -icus.

Quick answers

What does taxicus mean in Latin?
taxicus, a adjective, means “Of or derived from the yew tree.”.
How do you pronounce taxicus?
In classical Latin, [ˈtak.sɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtak.si.kus].