amylum
From LSJ
ὥσπερ σελήνη γ' ἡλίῳ· τὴν μὲν χρόαν ἰδεῖν ὁμοιόν ἔστι θάλπει δ' οὐδαμῶς → like the moon to the sun: its color is similar to the eye, but it does not give off any heat
Latin > English
amylum amyli N N :: fine meal; starch; gruel
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ămylum: or ămŭlum, i, n., = ἄμυλον,
I starch, Cato, R. R. 87; Cels. 2, 20; Plin. 18, 7, 17, § 76.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ămўlum, ī, n. (ἄμυλον), amidon, empois : Plin. 18, 76 || ămŏlum Isid. Orig. 20, 2, 19.
Latin > German (Georges)
amylum u. (altlat.) amulum u. (spätlat.) amollum, ī, n. (ἄμυλον, nicht gemahlen), das Kraftmehl, Amelmehl, die Stärke, amul. b. Cato r.r. 87: amyl. bei Cels. 2, 20. Scrib. 27. Plin. 18, 76: amol. bei Apic. 2, 51 u. 8, 332. Isid. 20, 2, 19.
