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a blade of grass

  • 1 gramen

    grāmen, ĭnis, n. [Sanscr. root gar-, to swallow; Gr. bor- in bibrôskô, bora; Lat. -vorus, in carnivorus, vorare, etc.; hence, fuller root gras-; Gr. grastis; Lat. grāmen for gras-men; cf. Germ. Gras; Engl. grass], grass (cf.: herba, faenum, cespes, glaeba).
    (α).
    Sing.:

    prostrati in gramine molli,

    Lucr. 2, 29; 5, 1392; Hor. Epod. 2, 24:

    cervus graminis immemor,

    id. C. 1, 15, 30:

    aprici campi,

    id. A. P. 162:

    graminis herba,

    a blade of grass, Verg. E. 5, 26; Liv. 1, 24, 5:

    floreum,

    flowery turf, Mart. 9, 91, 1:

    generosum,

    Juv. 12, 40:

    quocumque de gramine (equus),

    pasture, id. 8, 60.—
    (β).
    Plur.:

    tondere gramina,

    Lucr. 2, 660; Hor. C. 4, 7, 1; 4, 1, 39; Verg. E. 10, 29; id. G. 1, 56; 2, 200 et saep.—
    II.
    Transf., a plant, herb.
    A.
    In gen.:

    ignobile cerinthae,

    Verg. G. 4, 63:

    Indum,

    Indian aromatic herbs, Stat. S. 2, 1, 187; cf.:

    Arabum de gramine odores,

    Prop. 2, 29 (3, 27), 17; Quint. 5, 8, 1:

    non illa feris incognita capris Gramina (i. e. dictamnus),

    Verg. A. 12, 415:

    neve parum valeant a se data gramina,

    Ov. M. 7, 137 (for which:

    accepit cantatas herbas,

    id. ib. 7, 98).—
    B.
    In partic., dog's-grass, couch-grass, Plin. 24, 19, 118, § 178 sq.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > gramen

  • 2 grāmen

        grāmen inis, n    [3 GAR-], grass: iacēre in gramine, H.: cervus graminis immemor, H.: graminis herba, blade of grass, L.: quocumque de gramine, pasture, Iu.: nec gramina rivis saturantur, the sod, V.: redeunt gramina campis, H.— A plant, herb: cerinthae, V.: incognita capris Gramina, V.
    * * *
    grass, turf; herb; plant

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  • 3 cacūmen

        cacūmen inis, n    an extremity, point, peak, top, summit: montis, Ct.: rupis, L.: arboris, V.: umbrosa cacumina, V.: praeacuta (ramorum): tumulum cacumine rupit, O.: videsne cacumen illud? peak, L.: Exserit e tepidā molle cacumen humō, O.
    * * *
    top, peak, summit; shoot, blade of grass, tip of tree/branch; zenith; limit

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  • 4 herba

        herba ae, f    [1 FER-], an herb, grass, green blades, herbage, turf: in molli consedimus herbā, V.: abicere se in herbā: fusus per herbam, V.: corona ex asperis herbis: herbas omnīs condiunt: herbis Vivis et urticā, H.: (Fennis) victui herba, Ta.: herbae fortes, O.: salutares, O.: herbis curare volnus, L.: fallax veneni, a poisonous plant, V.: graminis, a blade, V.: frumenti, young shoots, V.—Fig.: laus velut in herbā praecepta, i. e. gathered too soon, Ta.—Prov.: adhuc tua messis in herbā est, O.— Weeds, useless plants: officiant ne frugibus herbae, V.: sterilis, Cu.
    * * *
    herb, grass

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  • 5 herba

    herba, ae, f. [old Lat. forb-ea; Gr. phorbê; Sanscr. root bhar-, to nourish], springing vegetation, grass, green stalks or blades, green crops, herbage, an herb (cf.:

    gramen, faenum, caespes, glaeba): herba cubile Praebebat, multa et molli lanugine abundans,

    Lucr. 5, 816:

    in molli consedimus herba,

    Verg. E. 3, 55:

    cum ceteris in campo exercentibus in herba ipse recubuisset,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 71, 287:

    abicere se in herba,

    id. ib. 1, 7, 28:

    fusus per herbam (agricola),

    Verg. G. 2, 527 al.:

    invitant (Pecudes) herbae gemmantes rore recenti,

    Lucr. 2, 319; so,

    gemmantes rore,

    id. 5, 461:

    herbae rore vigentes,

    id. 2, 361:

    teneras per herbas Ludere,

    id. 1, 260:

    nova tum tellus herbas virgultaque primum Sustulit,

    id. 5, 790:

    ex quibusdam stirpibus et herbis,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 64, 161:

    corona ex asperis herbis et agrestibus,

    id. Div. 1, 34, 75; cf. ib. 2, 32, 68:

    quas herbas pecudes non edunt, homines edunt,

    Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 23 sq.; cf.:

    fungos, helvellas, herbas omnes ita condiunt, ut nihil possit esse suavius,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 26, 2:

    herbis vivis et urticā,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 7:

    solstitialis herba,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 36:

    interim mores mali Quasi herba irrigua succreverunt uberrume,

    id. Trin. 1, 1, 9:

    fallax veneni,

    a poisonous plant, Verg. E. 4, 24:

    nulla neque amnem Libavit quadrupes, nec graminis attigit herbam,

    a blade, id. ib. 5, 26; cf. Ov. M. 10, 87:

    et sulcis frumenti quaereret herbam,

    young crop, Verg. G. 1, 134:

    novitates si spem afferunt, ut tamquam in herbis non fallacibus fructus appareat, etc.,

    Cic. Lael. 19, 68; cf.:

    primis segetes moriuntur in herbis,

    Ov. M. 5, 4:

    Ceres dominum primis fallebat in herbis,

    id. F. 4, 645.—So prov.: saepe audivi, inter os atque offam multa intervenire posse; verum vero inter offam atque herbam, ibi vero longum intervallum est, Cato ap. Gell. 13, 17, 1; cf.:

    sed nimium properas et adhuc tua messis in herba est,

    Ov. H. 17, 263; and:

    egone, qui indolem ingenii tui in germine etiam tum et in herba et in flore dilexerim, nunc frugem ipsam maturae virtutis nonne multo multoque amplius diligam?

    Front. Ep. ad Anton. 1, 5 Mai.:

    omnis illa laus... velut in herba vel flore praecerpta ad nullam certam et solidam pervenit frugem,

    Tac. Dial. 9, 5.—Prov.: herbam dare, to own one's self beaten: herbam do cum ait Plautus, significat: victum me fateor; quod est antiquae et pastoralis vitae indicium. Nam qui in prato cursu aut viribus contendebant, cum superati erant, ex eo solo, in quo certamen erat, decerptam herbam adversario tradebant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 99 Müll.; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 128; Varr. ib.; Plin. 22, 4, 4, § 8; Att. and Afran. ap. Non. 317, 18 and 20.—
    II.
    Transf., weeds, useless plants:

    officiant laetis ne frugibus herbae,

    Verg. G. 1, 69; 2, 251; cf. id. ib. 2, 411; Plin. 18, 30, 72, § 300.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > herba

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