codex

名词 codex:

1. an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
2. an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)
   同义词：leaf-book

co.dex

n.（名词）
【复数】 co.di.ces[kô.d-sôz., kôd.-]
A manuscript volume, especially of a classic work or of the Scriptures.
抄本：一种手稿书籍，尤指经典著作的或权威性著作的

来源：
Latin côdex côdic- [tree trunk, wooden tablet, book]
拉丁语 côdex côdic- [树干，木板，书]
variant of caudex [stem, trunk]
caudex的变体 [茎，树干]