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Cappădŏcĭa, ae, f., = Καππαδοκία,

  1. I. a country of Asia Minor, north of Cilicia, between the Taurus and Pontus, now called Caramania, Plin. 6, 3, 3, § 8 sq.; Cic. Agr. 2, 21, 55; id. Att. 5, 18, 1; id. Fam. 15, 2, 1 sq.; Curt. 3, 1, 24; Nep. Eum. 2, 2.
  2. II. Derivv.
    1. A. Cappădox, ŏcis, m., = Καππάδοξ, a Cappaaocian, Cic. Red. in Sen. 6, 14.
      In plur., Mel. 1, 2, 5; 3, 8, 5; Plin. 6, 3, 3, § 9; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 39; Gr. acc. Cappadŏcas, Pers. 6, 77; appos. equi, Veg. 4, 6, 3.
    2. B. Cappădŏcus, a, um, adj., of Cappadocia, Cappadocian: gens, Col. 10, 184; Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 6: catastae, Mart. 10, 76; cf. Pers. 6, 77: sal, Col. 6, 17, 7; cf. Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 73 sq.: lactuca, Col. 10, 191; cf. id. 10, 184; also absol. Cappadoca, Mart. 5, 78.
    3. C. Cappădŏcĭus, a, um, adj., Cappadocian: lactuca, Col. 11, 3, 26; cf. the preced.: zizipha, Plin. 21, 9, 27, § 51.
    4. D. CAPPADOCICVSEXERCITVS, upon a coin of Adrian, in Eckh. Doct. Num. 6, p. 493.
    5. E. Cap-pădŏcarchĭa, ae, f., = Καππαδοκαρχια, the priest’s office in Cappadocia, Dig. 27, 1, 6.

Cappădox, ŏcis, m., = Καππάδοξ.

  1. I. A river in Cappadocia, from which this province is said to have derived its name, Plin. 6, 3, 3, § 9.
  2. II. A Cappadocian; v. Cappadocia, II. A.

cappăra, ae, f., a plant, also called portulacca, App. Herb. 103.

† cappăris, is, f. (acc. -im, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 90; Varr. ap. Charis. p. 79 P.; acc. -in, Mart. 3, 77; Cels. 4, 9), and (rare) cappă-ri, indecl. n., = κάππαρις or κάππαρι,

  1. I. the caper-bush, Col. 11, 3, 17; 11, 3, 54; Plin. 13, 23, 44, § 127; Pall. Oct. 11, 4: capparis cortex, Cels. 5, 17, 19.
  2. II. The fruit of the caper-bush, the caper, Plaut. l. l.: capparin et cepas voras, Mart. l. l.: urinam movet, Cels. 2, 31.

‡ cappas, marinos equos Graeci a flexu [κάμπτω = to bend] posteriorum partium appellant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; v. hippocampus.