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vermesco, ĕre, 3, v. n. (eccl. Lat.), Aug. in Joan. tr. 35, 8.

vermĭcŭlātē, adv., v. vermiculor fin.

vermĭcŭlātĭo, ōnis, f. [vermiculor], a being worm-eaten, of plants, Plin. 17, 24, 37, §§ 218 and 230; 17, 11, 16, § 87.

vermĭcŭlātus, a, um, P. a. of vermiculor.

vermĭcŭlor, ātus, 1, v. dep. n. [vermiculus], to be full of worms, wormy, to be worm-eaten, of trees: vermiculantur magis minusve quaedam arbores, Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 220.
Hence, vermĭcŭlātus, a, um, P. a., in the form of worms: gummi, Plin. 13, 21, 20, § 66.
Esp., of mosaic work, inlaid so as to resemble the tracks of worms, vermiculated: pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149: crustae, Plin. 35, 1, 1, § 2.
Of a quick movement of the finger, Mart. Cap. 7, § 729.
Adv.: vermĭcŭlātē, in a vermiculated manner: tesserulas, ut ait Lucilius, struet, et vermiculate inter se lexeis committet, Quint. 9, 4, 113.

* vermĭcŭlōsus, a, um, adj. [vermiculor], full of worms, wormy: poma, Pall. 12, 7, 14.

vermĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. [vermis], a little worm, grub, in decaying things.

  1. I. Lit., Lucr. 2, 899; Plin. 10, 65, 85, § 186: in linguā canum, id. 29, 5, 32, § 100.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. A disease of dogs which drives them mad, Grat. Cyn. 386.
    2. B. In the Vulgate, the scarlet worm, for coccum (scarlet color), Vulg. Exod. 35, 25; cf. Hier. Ep. 64, 19: VERMICVLVM STRAVERVNT, Inscr. Orell. 4240; Inscr. Murat. p. 114, 2.

* vermĭflŭus, a, um, adj. [vermisfluo], swarming with worms: vulnus, Paul. Nol. Carm. 22, 134.

vermĭna, um, n. [vermis, gripings of the belly caused by worms; hence, in gen.], the gripes, belly-ache, stomach-ache.

  1. I. Lit.: saeva, Lucr. 5, 997; cf.: vermina dicuntur dolores corporis cum quodam minuto motu quasi a vermibus scindatur. Hic dolor Graece στρόφος dicitur, Fest. p. 375 Müll.
  2. * II. Trop.: passionum, Arn. 1, p. 30.

vermĭnātĭo, ōnis, f. [vermino], the worms, a disease of animals, the bots.

  1. I. Lit., Plin. 28, 11, 49, § 180; 30, 15, 50, § 144.
  2. II. Transf., a crawling, itching pain, Sen. Ep. 78, 9.
    Plur.: cerebri aestuantis, Sen. Ep. 95, 17.

vermĭno, āre (in the dep. collat. form verminatur, Pompon. ap. Non. 40, 21; Sen. Vit. Beat. 17 fin.), v. n. [vermina].

  1. I. Lit., to have worms, be troubled with worms, Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2.
  2. II. Transf., in gen., to have crawling, itching pains; to prick, shoot, ache, pain: auris, Mart. 14, 23, 1.
    In the dep. form: si minus verminatur, Sen. Vit. Beat. 17, 4.
    Of women in labor: decumo mense demum turgens verminatur, parturit, Pompon. ap. Non. 40, 21 (Com. Rel. p. 198 Rib.).

vermĭnōsus, a, um, adj. [vermis], full of worms, wormy: fici, Plin. 17, 28, 47, § 261: ulcera, id. 26, 14, 87, § 145: auris, id. 20, 14, 52, § 146.

vermis, is, m. [Gr. ἕλμις; cf. Sanscr. krmis, worm; Goth. vaùrms, serpent], a worm, Lucr. 2, 871; 2, 928; 3, 719; 3, 723; Plin. 18, 17, 45, § 159; 24, 5, 11, § 18; 30, 13, 39, § 114; Col. 6, 30 fin.