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ponticus

1 ponticus [CL in sense 1] 1 of the Black Sea or region adjoining: a (mare ~um) Black Sea. b (as distinguishing epithet of a plant). a Pontus, regio multarum gentium juxta mare ~um quod Asiam et Europam determinat Bede Nom. Act. 1039.  b gliquiritia, i. radix ~a Gl. Laud. 752; in quo decocta sint absintium ~um, et anet[hum] Gilb. I 36. 2; nux ~a, avellana idem SB 32; centonica, secundum quosdam abscincium ~um idem Alph. 38. 2 bitter, tart; b (n. pl. as sb.). fietque prima digestio acida vel amara vel ~a Alf. Angl. Plant. II 16; quia dicit Isaac quod quidam sunt sapores qui testantur frigiditati, ut ~us, stipticus, et similia Quaest. Salern. R 30; alii ‥ inveniuntur ponere quatuor species ex parte saporis ‥ sc. salsum, acetosum, dulce, ~um Gilb. I 37. 1; cum melle ~o fiat vel oximelle Ib. IV 188.2; fructus ‥ in medio sunt ~i Bacon XIV 80 (v. amarus a); bulliant in aceto vel vino ~o et una gutta auribus instilletur Gad. 116v. 2; fulful fructus est ‥ ~us in sapore SB 22 (v. fulful b).  b ~a et stiptica fortius retinent Ps.-Gros. Summa 523.
2 ponticus [1 pons+-icus] , of a bridge. a bryge, pons, ponticulus, ~us participium CathA.

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