amaracus

amāracus, ī, m.: marjoram, 1.693.

ămārăcus, i, comm., and ămāră-cum, i, n., = ἀμάρακος, and -ον,

• marjoram: Origanum majorana, Linn.; Plin. 21, 11, 39, § 67; 21, 22, 93, § 163; 13, 1, 2, § 14: suave olens, Cat. 61, 7: mollis, Verg. A. 1, 693.

amāracus, ī, c., u. amāracum, ī, n. (ἀμάρακος u. ον), I) Majoran (Origanum Majorana, L.), eine wohlriechende Blume, Plin. 21, 37. Verg. Aen. 1, 693: zu Kränzen gebraucht, Catull. 61, 6 sq. – II) eine Pflanze = perdicium (nach Scheller zu Cels. 2, 33. not. 320 wahrsch. Matricaria Parthenium), Plin. 21, 176.

amaracus, ~a, ~ium [ἀμάρακος] , a marjoram. b mayweed (feverfew) or stinking camomile. a 10‥ ~ium, sealscyn[l. sealfcyn] WW; virginibus gratam dat mollis amārăcus umbram Neckam DS VII 367; ~us, majorana, ‥ colimbrum idem; ‥ inter omnes herbas †major est odorifera (G. et A. majorane) Alph. 7.  b 1283 in amerok’ extra frumentum extrahend’ MinAc 840/3; 1312 in amaroco et walrith’ extrahendis de frumento Ib. 843/3 (cf. ib. 843/5: amaroca); 1296 in amaruc’ extirpand’ per manus DL MinAc 1/1 r. 5 (cf. ib. r. 6: amarusc’); amarusca, ameroke idem i. maythe SB 10; moreclium, amarusca idem, A. maythe Alph. 119; fetida, id est amarusca Ib. 64; crowysfote, amarusca vel amarusca emeroydarum, ‥ maydewode, amarusca PP; amarusa, A. a mathge, ‥ doufinkylle WW.

amāracus ī, f

• , ἀμάρακος, marjoram: mollis, V.: Suave olens, Ct.

Amarăcus

(ἀμάρακος). A plant, probably the common marjoram.