acanthie
Dictionary entries
- Entry →acanthius, acanthia, acanthium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
made from some species of cotton plant;
voc. sg. (m.)
Examples
- P
Liber IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...sera comantem narcissum aut flexi tacuissem vimen acanthi pallentesque hederas et amantes litora myrtos. Namque sub Oebaliae memini..." - P
Liber II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...referam sudantia ligno balsamaque et bacas semper frondentis acanthi? quid nemora Aethiopum molli canentia lana, uelleraque ut foliis..."