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Lĭgŭres , um, m.,
I.the Ligurians, an Italian people in Gallia Cisalpina, in the mod. Piedmont, Genoa, and Lucca: “montani duri atque agrestes,” Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 95; id. Brut. 73, 255; Plin. 3, 5, 7, § 47; Liv. 5, 35; 22, 33; 27, 39; Ov. M. 2, 370; Flor. 2, 3, 2 al.: Ligures omnes fallaces, Cato ap. Serv. Verg. A. 11, 701: “terrae motus in Liguribus,” i. e. in Liguria, Cic. Div. 1, 35, 78.— Hence,
A. Lĭgur and Lĭgus , ŭris, adj. comm., Ligurian; and subst., a Ligurian: “Ligus iste,” Cic. Sest. 31, 68: “vane Ligus,” Verg. A. 11, 715: “tonse Ligur,” Luc. 1, 442: “femina Ligus,” Tac. H. 2, 13: Ligus ora, Pers. 6, 6: “securis,” Cat. 16, 19.—
2. Lĭ-gur or Lĭgus , a surname in the gens Aelia and Octavia, Cic. Clu. 26, 72; id. Att. 12, 23, 3.—
B. Lĭgŭrĭa , ae, f., Liguria, a country of Cisalpine Gaul, Plin. 3, 5, 7. § 48; Tac. H. 2, 15; id. Agr. 7.—
C. Lĭgŭrīnus , a, um, adj., Ligurian: “Ligurinae Alpes,” Grat. Cyn. 510.—
2. Subst.: Lĭgŭrīnus , i, m., the name of a favorite of Horace, Hor. C. 4, 1, 33. To him is addressed C. 4, 10.—
D. Lĭgustĭcus (collat. form Lĭguscus , Varr. R. R. 1, 18, 6; 2, 5, 9; 3, 9, 17, acc. to the MSS.; cf. Etruscus), a, um, adj., = Λιγυστικός, Ligustine, Ligurian: “ager,” Varr. R. R. 1, 18, 6: “mare,” Plin. 3, 6, 10, § 75: “ora,” id. 3, 5, 7, § 47: “saxa,” Juv. 3, 257.—
2. Subst.: lĭgustĭcum , i, n., a plant indigenous to Liguria, lovage, Col. 12, 57, 5; Plin. 19, 8, 50, § 165; 20, 15, 60, § 168 (corrupted into Levisticum, Veg. Vet. 3, 52, 2).—
E. Lĭgustīnus , a, um, adj., = Λιγυστι-νός, Ligustine, Ligurian: “montes,” Liv. 34, 8: “ager,” id. 42, 4: “scutum,” id. 44, 35. —Subst.: Lĭgustīni , ōrum, m., the Ligurians, Plin. 10, 24, 34, § 71.—
F. Lĭgustis , ĭdis, adj., = Λιγυστίς, Ligurian: gente cretus in Ligustide, Sid. poët. Ep. 9, 15.
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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