calcifraga
From LSJ
τραχὺς ἐντεῦθεν μελάμπυγός τε τοῖς ἐχθροῖς ἅπασιν → he is a tough black-arse towards his enemies, he is a veritable Heracles towards his enemies
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
calcĭfrăga: ae, f. 2. calx-frango,
I an herb said to be a remedy for the stone, perh. hartstongue: Asplenium scolopendrium, Linn.; Plin. 27, 9, 51, § 75; Scrib. Comp. 150; 153; cf. Dioscorid. 3, 151.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
calcĭfrăga, æ, f. (calx, frango), perce-pierre [herbe] : Plin. 27, 75.
Latin > German (Georges)
calcifraga, ae, f. (2. calx u. frango), eine den Blasenstein zermalmende Pflanze, sonst empetros gen., viell. Hirschzunge (Asplenium Scolopendrium, L.), Plin. 27, 75.
