arbutus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →arbutus, arbuti:
Feminine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
arbutus, strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo);
nom. sg.
Examples
Ecloga VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...mollior herba, et quae uos rara uiridis tegit arbutus umbra, solstitium pecori defendite: iam uenit aestas torrida..."Ecloga III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...nobis Amaryllidos irae. Menalcas Dulce satis umor, depulsis arbutus haedis, lenta salix feto pecori, mihi solus Amyntas. Damoetas..."Liber II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...abies uisura marinos. inseritur uero et fetu nucis arbutus horrida, et steriles platani malos gessere ualentis, castaneae fagos..."Metamorphoses X
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...vitibus ulmi ornique et piceae pomoque onerata rubenti arbutus et lentae, victoris praemia, palmae et succincta comas hirsutaque..."Ars Amatoria III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...mollis humus: Silva nemus non alta facit; tegit arbutus herbam, Ros maris et lauri nigraque myrtus olent..."