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..."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..."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..."