Lewis & Short

coctūra, ae, f. [coquo],

  1. I. a cooking; a melting; a manner or style of cooking, Col. 11, 3, 23, p. 453 Bip.: Apiciana, Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 143; 34, 8, 20, § 96; Apic. 6, 2 al.; Pall. Nov. 1, 3.
  2. II. Meton.
    1. A. A temperature of the air adapted to the ripening (of fruit), Plin. 14, 4, 6, § 55.
    2. B. (Abstr. pro concr.) A boiling liquid, Col. 12, 20, 4; 12, 18, 7.