Lewis & Short

† ăphăca, ae, f., = ἀφάκη.

  1. I. A kind of pulse, field or chick-pea: Lathyrus aphaca, Linn.; Plin. 27, 5, 21, § 38.
  2. II. A wild plant, the common dandelion: Leontodon taraxacum, Linn.; Plin. 21, 15, 52, § 89.