Latex, láticis, pen. cor. m. g. Virg.All maner of liquour or iuice, but most commonly water and wine.Liquoris vitigeni latex. Lucret. Cærulei latices. Ouid.Perennes latices. Lucret. Running water.Sacri.Ouid.Calidi latices.Virg. Gelidi. Cic. Congere laticem in vas. Lucret. Absynthi amarum perpotare laticem. Lucret. The iuice of wormewoode.Gelido latice refouere aliquem.Senec.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
lătex, ĭcis, m. (f., Att. ap. Prisc. p. 658 P.), a liquid, fluid (mostly poet.).—So esp. of water: latices simulatos fontis Averni, Verg. A. 4, 512: Lethaei ad fluminis undam Securos latices et longa oblivia potant, id. ib. 6, 715: desilit in latices, Ov. M. 4, 353: fontes laticis, id. P. 3, 1, 17: occulti latices,