I.the front part of the body between the hips.
I. Lit.
A. The groin.— Sing., Cels. 7, 20: “lentum destillat ab inguine virus,” Verg. G. 3, 281; more freq. plur.: “candida succincta inguina (Scylla),” id. E. 6, 75: “ventrem atque inguina hausit,” Liv. 7, 10, 10; Cels. 3, 5 al.—
C. A swelling in the groin, Lucil. ap. Fest. p. 360 Müll.; Cels. 3, 5; also a swelling on the knee, Fronto ad Marc. Caes. 5, ep. 44 Mai.—
II. Transf., of plants, the place where a branch is joined to the stem, Plin. 16, 36, 65, § 163; 17, 21, 35, § 153.