acanthoe
Dictionary entries
- Entry →acanthos, acanthi:
Masculine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
bear's-foot, (black) hellbore (plant); gum arabic tree/wood;
nom. pl.
Examples
Liber Sextus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...teretes hoc undique gemmae inradiant, medio Linus intertextus acantho letiferique canes: opus admirabile semper oderat atque oculos flectebat..."Liber Tertius
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...dimitte gerentibus hostem. hic tibi Sidonio celsum pulvinar acantho texitur et signis crescit torus asper eburnis. pacatus mitisque..."- P
Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...pallam signis auroque rigentem, et circumtextum croceo velamen acantho, ornatus Argivae Helenae, quos illa Mycenis, Pergama cum peteret..." - P
Ecloga IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...passim cum baccare tellus mixtaque ridenti colocasia fundet acantho. ipsae lacte domum referent distenta capellae ubera nec magnos..." - P
Ecloga III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...pocula fecit et molli circum est ansas amplexus acantho Orpheaque in medio posuit silvasque sequentis; necdum illis labra..."