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urtīca , ae, f. uro.
I. Lit.
A. A nettle, stinging-nettle, Plin. 21, 15, 55, § 92; 22, 13, 15, § 31; Cat. 44, 15; Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 8; Pers. 6, 70 al.
B. Transf., a sea-nettle, a kind of zoophyte, Plin. 9, 45, 68, § 146; “also called marina urtica,Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 9.—
II. Trop., lustful desire, pruriency, Juv. 2, 128; 11, 166 (168).
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Plautus, Rudens, 2.1
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 21.92
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 22.31
    • Persius, Saturae, 6
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