CODEX
Etymology
From Latin cōdex, variant form of caudex (“tree trunk, book, notebook”); compare caudex (in botany).
Noun
codex (plural codices or codexes)
- An early manuscript book.
- A book bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll. quotations ▼
- An official list of medicines and medicinal ingredients.
Quotations
- See codexes
Related terms
- caudex (botany)
- code
- codicology
- codify, codification, codifier