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
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..."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..."
