furunculus

fūruncŭlus, i, m. dim. [id.], a petty thief, pilferer (cf. furax).

I.

Lit.:

olim furunculus, nunc etiam rapax,

Cic. Pis. 27, 66; Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 16.—

II.

Transf.

A.

A pointed, burning sore on the human body, a boil, furuncle, Cels. 5, 28, 8; Plin. 20, 13, 50, § 130.—

B.

A germ or knob on a vine, so called from its shape, Col. 4, 22, 4; 4, 24, 5; Plin. 17, 22, 36, § 181.