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Corsĭca , ae (Corsis , ĭdis, Prisc. Perieg. 470), f. (among the Greeks, Κύρνος, Κορσίς),
I.the island Corsica, in the Mediterranean Sea, renowned in ancient times for the honey and wax of wild bees; the place of banishment of Seneca the philosopher, Liv. Epit. 17; Sen. Cons. Helv. 6, 2; Tac. H. 2, 16; Mel. 2, 7, 19; Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 80; Monum. Scip. ap. Inscr. Orell. 552; Cic. N. D. 3, 20, 52 al.
II. Hence adjj.
A. Cor-sus , a, um, Corsican, Ov. F. 6, 194.—In plur.: Corsi , ōrum, m., the Corsicans, Liv. 42, 7, 1 and 2; Plin. 15, 29, 38, § 126.— “Also,a people that migrated from Corsica into northern Sardinia, Plin. 3, 7, 13, § 85. —
B. Corsĭcus , a, um, Corsican: “litora,Manil. 4, 636: “apis,Ov. Am. 1, 12, 10: “mel,Plin. 30, 4, 10, § 28: “cera,id. 21, 14, 49, § 84. —
C. Corsĭcānus , a, um, Corsican: “ager,Sol. 3: “mella,Serv. ad Verg. E. 9, 30; id. G. 4, 101.
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