I.a walnut; a walnut-tree: “haec glans optima, et maxima, ab Jove et glande juglans appellata est,” Varr. L. L. 5, § 102 Müll.: “juglandium putamina,” Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 58: “juglandium umbra,” Plin. 17, 12, 18, § 89.—Also with nux: “nuces juglandes,” Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 86.
jūglans , glandis, f. i. q. Jovis glans = Gr. Διὸς βάλανος,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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