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pancarpĭus and pancarpus , a, um, adj., = παγκάρπιος and πάγκαρπος,
I.consisting or composed of all kinds of fruits.
I. Lit.: “pancarpiae dicuntur coronae ex vario genere florum factae,” Fest. p. 220 Müll.: “Jesum cognominant Soterem et Christum ... Quam propius fuit de Atticis historiis pancarpiam vocari (alluding to the olive-branch, ornamented with all sorts of fruits, which was carried about by boys in Athens on a certain festival),” Tert. ad Val. 12.—
II. Transf., of all sorts: “nomine pancarpi, qui in ludicris muneribus edi solet, propter omnium generum, quae inerant, bestias, exagitatis Arcam Noe,” Aug. adv. Secund. 23.
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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