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LNS

gemmula, gemmulae

gemma

noun (f., 1^st declension)

A little bud
the sparkling pupil
A small gem

Abbreviations

gemmula, ae, f. dim. gemma. A little bud: gemmulae floridae, App. M. 10, p. 253.

— Transf., the sparkling pupil of the eye: App. Ἀνεχ. 8.

— A small gem: alii autem caelo et marculo gemmulas exsculpunt, Fronto Ep. ad M. Caes. 4, 3 Mai.: carbunculi in ornamento auri. Vulg. Sap. 32, 7.