† 1. anthrax, ăcis, m., = ἄνθραξ (coal).
- I. Natural cinnabar (the color of which is like a burning coal), Vitr. 7, 8.
- II. In medic., a virulent ulcer (in pure Lat., carbunculus), Aem. Macr. de Herb. c. de Sabina.
2. Anthrax. ăcis, m., = Ἄνθραξ, name of a slave, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 8.