acanthis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →acanthus, acanthi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
bear's-foot, (black) hellbore (plant); gum arabic tree/wood;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →acanthis, acanthidis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
small song-bird (thistle/gold finch L+S); groundsel (plant Senecio vulgaris);
nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →acanthos, acanthi:
Masculine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
bear's-foot, (black) hellbore (plant); gum arabic tree/wood;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
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..."
