ulvis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →ulva, ulvae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
sedge; (collective term) various grass/rush-like aquatic plants;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...flavum caput umidumque late crinem mollibus impeditus ulvis Vulturnus levat ora maximoque pontis Caesarei reclinus arcu raucis talia..."- P
Metamorphoses XIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...parte canori Aeolidae tumulum et, loca feta palustribus ulvis, litora Cumarum vivacisque antra Sibyllae intrat et, ut manes..." - Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...lances carnem vitantis inertem; nam Laurens malus est, ulvis et harundine pinguis. vinea submittit capreas non semper edulis..."