aphaca

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀφάκη (aphákē).

Noun

aphaca f (genitive aphacae); first declension

  1. A kind of pulse, perhaps the chickpea
  2. A kind of plant, the common dandelion

Declension

First-declension noun.

References

  • aphaca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aphaca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.