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Menander, Monostichoi, 418

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cīci: indecl. n., = κῖκι,
I an Egyptian tree, palma Christi or castor-oil tree, also called croton: Ricinus communis, Linn.; Plin. 15, 7, 7, § 25; 16, 22, 35, § 85.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cĭcĭ, n. indécl. (κίκι), ricinier [arbre] : Plin. 15, 25.

Latin > German (Georges)

cici, n. indecl. (κίκι), ein Baum in Ägypten, sonst croton gen., der Wunderbaum (Ricinus communis, L.), aus dessen Frucht das oleum cicinum (ελαιον κίκινον), ein abführendes Öl, gepreßt wird, der Baum bei Plin. 15, 25, das Öl bei Cels. 5, 19. no. 26. Plin. 23, 83.