Lewis & Short

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1. ăpīcĭus, a, um, adj. [apis], sought by bees, liked by bees; hence, sweet, dainty, = apianus, q. v.: uvae, Cato, R. R. 24, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 58; Plin. 14, 4, 5, § 46; Macr. S. 2, 16.
Hence, ăpīcĭum, i, n., sc. vinum, Cato, R. R. 6, 5; 7, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 25.

2. Ăpīcĭus, ii, m.

  1. I.
    1. A. A notorious epicure under Augustus and Tiberius, Plin. 10, 48, 68, § 133; cf. Tac. A. 4, 1.
      Hence,
    2. B. The title of a Latin book on cookery, yet extant, in ten books, whose author is unknown, v. Bähr, Lit. Gesch. p. 521; Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 278, 4.
  2. II. Deriv.: Ăpīcĭ-ānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Apicius: coctura, Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 143: patina, Apic. 4, 2: condimenta, Tert. Anim. 33.