CODEX (codices)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: codices   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does codex mean? 

• CODEX (noun)
  The noun CODEX has 2 senses:

1. an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.

2. an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)

  Familiarity information: CODEX used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CODEX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An official list of chemicals or medicines etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("codex" is a kind of...):

list; listing (a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))

Sense 2

Meaning:

An unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

codex; leaf-book

Hypernyms ("codex" is a kind of...):

holograph; manuscript (handwritten book or document)

 Context examples 

Dr. Guillermo Benítez, also of the UGR, comments: Our findings—based on our review of Pre-Columbian codices, medieval texts, and books on ethnobotany—show that, despite many of the traditional uses of these plants being similar in both countries, nowadays there are striking differences.

(Scientists examine the ethnobotanical uses of stramonium, University of Granada)