mamilla
From LSJ
μεγάλα ὠφελήσεσθε πρὸς ἱστορίαν τῶν κοινῶν → that will be of great benefit to you in order to understand public affairs
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mămilla: (incorrectly mamm-; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. vol. 2, p. 36), ae, f.
dim. mamma,
I a breast, pap, nipple, teat.
I Lit., Vell. 2, 70, 5; Juv. 6, 400: laeva in parte mamillae Nil salit juveni, id. 7, 159: scrofa triginta clara mamillis, id. 12, 74; 13, 163.—As a term of endearment, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 47.—
II Transf., a little pipe joined to a larger one, Varr. R. R. 3, 14, 2.
