Latin

Adjective

muscārius m ‎(feminine muscāria, neuter muscārium); first/second declension

1. Of or pertaining to flies, fly-
2. (transferred meaning) the umbel; the hairy or fibrous part of plants

   Semine in muscariis dependente.

3. (transferred meaning) the hairy or fibrous part of plants
4. (transferred meaning) a closet or safe in which writings were kept to protect them from flies

Derived terms

• clavus muscarius (a broad-headed nail)
• muscārium (a fly trap, a fly brush)

Inflection

First/second declension.

References

• muscarius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “muscarius”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.