Lewis & Short

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inguen, inis, n. (also late Lat. inguĭ-na, ae, f., Isid. 4, 6, 19), the front part of the body between the hips.

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. The groin.
      Sing., Cels. 7, 20: lentum destillat ab inguine virus, Verg. G. 3, 281; more freq. plur.: candida succincta inguina (Scylla), id. E. 6, 75: ventrem atque inguina hausit, Liv. 7, 10, 10; Cels. 3, 5 al.
    2. B. The privy members, Ov. F. 2, 346; Hor. S. 1, 2, 26; 116; Juv. 6, 370 al.
    3. C. A swelling in the groin, Lucil. ap. Fest. p. 360 Müll.; Cels. 3, 5; also a swelling on the knee, Fronto ad Marc. Caes. 5, ep. 44 Mai.
    4. D. The abdomen: legenti suffodit inguina, Suet. Dom. 17; Stat. Th. 6, 900.
  2. II. Transf., of plants, the place where a branch is joined to the stem, Plin. 16, 36, 65, § 163; 17, 21, 35, § 153.

inguĭna, v. inguen init.