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`25G211(DREGS)` parts of a fruit (DREGS)

I vi 73Fecem bibat, qui vinum bibit He must drink the dregs that drank the wine

`25G211(NUTSHELL)` parts of a fruit: nutshell

I ix 73Nil intra est oleam, nil extra est in duce duri Olive no kernel hath, nor nut no shell

`25G211(OLIVE-KERNEL)` parts of a fruit (OLIVE-KERNEL)

I ix 73Nil intra est oleam, nil extra est in duce duri Olive no kernel hath, nor nut no shell

`25G2111` seed

IV iii 91Κερασβόλος Horn-struck

`25G2111(CHICKPEA)` seed (CHICKPEA)

III v 26Ciceris emptor A buyer of chickpeas

`25G2111(CUMMIN)` seed (CUMMIN)

II i 5Cumini sector A cummin-splitter

`25G2111(LENTIL)` seed (LENTIL)

`25G2111(POPPY)` seed (POPPY)

V i 2Citius quam formicae papaver Quicker than ants move poppy-seed

`25G22(CORK)` (non-fruit) products of plants or trees (CORK)

`25G22(GARLICK)` (non-fruit) products of plants or trees (GARLICK)

III ii 38Cepas edere aut olfacere To eat, or to sniff, onions

`25G22(ONION)` (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: onion

`25G22(ONION)(+39)(ROTTING)`

III ii 94Quis usus cepis putridi? What use are rotten onions?

`25G22(RADISH)` (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: radish

II x 53Laciadae Laciadae

`25G22(ROOT)` (non-fruit) products of plants or trees (ROOT)

IV v 64Bibere mandragoram To drink mandrake

`25G3` trees

`25G3(+22)` trees (+ branch, stick)

II x 42Lignum tortum haud unquam rectum A twisted branch, never straight

`25G3(+221)` trees (+ sprig, twig)

V i 78Surculus surculum ferens Twig supporting twig

`25G3(+222)` trees (+ thorny twig)

III i 2Effugi malum, inveni bonum I have escaped evil, I have found good

`25G3(+35)` trees (+ withering, leaves or flowers falling off)

II viii 68Post folia cadunt arbores First the leaves fall, then the trees

`25G3(+363)` trees (+ (very) old plant)

I iv 43Annosam arborem transplantare To transplant an aged tree

`25G3(+371)` trees (+ dead, withered plant)

II viii 68Post folia cadunt arbores First the leaves fall, then the trees

`25G3(BAY TREE)` trees (BAY TREE)

I i 79Laureum baculum gesto I bear the staff of bay

`25G3(CEDAR)` trees: cedar

IV i 54Digna Cedro Worthy of cedar

`25G3(CYPRESS)` trees: cypress

I v 19Simulare cupressum To paint a cypress

`25G3(CYPRESS)(+34)` trees: cypress (+ bearing fruit)

IV iii 10Cyparissi fructus The fruit of the cypress

`25G3(FIG-TREE)` trees: fig-tree

`25G3(FIG-TREE)(+27)` trees: fig-tree (+ leaf)

I x 88Complurium thriorum ego strepitum audivi I have heard the sound of many fig-leaves

`25G3(FIR)(+371)` trees: fir (+ dead, withered plant)

II vii 86Pinus in morem Like a pine-tree

`25G3(LAUREL)` trees: laurel

I i 79Laureum baculum gesto I bear the staff of bay

`25G3(LAUREL)(+221)` trees: laurel (+ sprig, twig)

IV ix 87Laureolam in mustaceis quaerere To look for the sprig of bay in the must-cake

`25G3(LAUREL)(+27)` trees: laurel (+ leaf)

II vii 22Clamosior lauro ardente As noisy as burning bay-leaves

`25G3(OAK)` trees: oak

`25G3(OAK)(+37)` trees: oak (+ dying plant)

III i 86Arbore dejecta quivis ligna colligit When the tree is felled, everyone gathers the firewood

`25G3(OAK):31B6235` trees: oak❧speaking

III i 46Ne si bos quidem vocem edat Not if an ox were to speak

`25G3(OAK):92L1911` trees: oak❧maenad(s), female bacchant(es)

IV ii 100Etiam quercus bacchatur Even the oak dances for Bacchus

`25G3(OLIVE-TREE)` trees: olive-tree

`25G3(OLIVE-TREE):25G22(OIL)` trees: olive-tree❧(non-fruit) products of plants or trees (OIL)

IV iv 13Ne videt quidem oleum He has never even laid eyes upon oil

`25G3(PALM-TREE)(+22)` trees: palm-tree (+ branch, stick)

I iii 4Palmam ferre To bear the palm

`25G3(TEREBINTH)` trees (TEREBINTH)

IV iii 33Terebintho stultior As stupid as a turpentine-tree

`25G3(TURPENTINE TREE)` trees (TURPENTINE TREE)

IV iii 33Terebintho stultior As stupid as a turpentine-tree

`25G3(WILD OLIVE)` trees (WILD OLIVE)

II v 83Sterilius agrippo More barren than a wild-olive

`25G31` shrubs

II ii 22Unicum arbustum haud alit duos erithacos One bush does not support two robbins

`25G31(+223)` shrubs (+ thorn, prickle)

IV vii 56Victus spinosus A thorny life

`25G31(ANAGYRUS)` shrubs (ANAGYRUS)

I i 65Anagyrum commoves You are moving Anagyrus

`25G31(MASTIC)` shrubs (MASTIC)

I viii 33Lentiscum mandere Munching mastic

`25G31(MYRTLE)(+22)` shrubs: myrtle (+ branch, stick)

II vi 21Canere ad myrtum To sing to the myrtle-branch

`25G4` plants and herbs

`25G4(ASPHODEL)` plants and herbs (ASPHODEL)

I iv 77Anthericum metere To reap asphodel-stalks

`25G4(BARLEY)` plants and herbs: barley

`25G4(BEAN)` plants and herbs: bean

`25G4(BRAMBLE)` plants and herbs (BRAMBLE)

II i 100Rubo arefacto praefractior Harsher than a dry bramble

`25G4(CABBAGE)` plants and herbs: cabbage

I v 38Crambe bis posita mors Twice-served cabbage is dead

`25G4(CHICKPEA)` plants and herbs (CHICKPEA)

II vi 47Cinernus Bacchus A chickpea Bacchus

`25G4(CLEMATIS AEGYPTIA)` plants and herbs (CLEMATIS AEGYPTIA)

I i 22Clematis Aegyptia The Egyptian clematis

`25G4(CLUB-RUSH)` plants and herbs (CLUB-RUSH)

V i 81ὁλοέχινος All-spiny

`25G4(DARNEL)` plants and herbs (DARNEL)

II i 29Lolio victitant They live on darnel

`25G4(DRAGONWORT)` plants and herbs (DRAGONWORT)

II viii 32Glaucus poto melle resurrexit Glaucus drank honey and came back to life

`25G4(FENNEL)` plants and herbs (FENNEL)

I i 4Adonidis horti Gardens of Adonis

`25G4(GARDEN CRESS)` plants and herbs (GARDEN CRESS)

I viii 54Ede nasturtium Why can't you eat cress?

`25G4(GARLIC)` plants and herbs: garlic

`25G4(HELLEBORE)` plants and herbs: hellebore

I viii 51Bibe elleborum Drink hellebore

`25G4(IVY)` plants and herbs: ivy

`25G4(LETTUCE)` plants and herbs: lettuce

`25G4(LOLIUM TEMULENTUM)` plants and herbs (LOLIUM TEMULENTUM)

II i 29Lolio victitant They live on darnel

`25G4(LUPIN)` plants and herbs: lupin

I iii 79Quid distent aera lupinis What a difference between bronze coins and lupins!

`25G4(MARJORAM)` plants and herbs: marjoram

`25G4(MILKWEED)` plants and herbs (MILKWEED)

II viii 98Tithymallus Laconicus Laconian spurge

`25G4(MINT)` plants and herbs: mint

II i 95Mentam belli tempore neque serito neque edito Neither sow nor eat mint in time of war

`25G4(ORIGANUM)` plants and herbs: origanum

IV vi 60Origanum tueri The look of oregano

`25G4(POPPY)` plants and herbs (POPPY)

V i 2Citius quam formicae papaver Quicker than ants move poppy-seed

`25G4(REED)` plants and herbs: reed

II iv 76Nodum in scyrpo quaeris You seek a knot in a rush

`25G4(REED)(+3)` plants and herbs: reed (+ characteristics of plant growth)

III ii 46Papyri fructus non postulat magnam spicam Papyrus seed asks not for a heavy ear

`25G4(RUE)` plants and herbs: rue

IV iv 19Ne fascines To avoid the evil eye

`25G4(SAVORY)` plants and herbs: savory

IV v 13Thymbra victitans Living on savory

`25G4(SPURGE)` plants and herbs (SPURGE)

II viii 98Tithymallus Laconicus Laconian spurge

`25G4(SQUILL)` plants and herbs (SQUILL)

`25G4(STRYCHNON)` plants and herbs (STRYCHNON)

I viii 53Strychnum bibit He has drunk strychnum

`25G4(TARRAGON)` plants and herbs (TARRAGON)

II viii 32Glaucus poto melle resurrexit Glaucus drank honey and came back to life

`25G4(THISTLE)` plants and herbs: thistle

I x 71Similes habent labra lactucas Like lips like lettuce

`25G4(THYME)` plants and herbs: thyme

III i 8Iisdem vescentium cepis Eating the same onions

`25G4(WHEAT)` plants and herbs: wheat

II i 29Lolio victitant They live on darnel

`25G4(ὉΛΟΈΧΙΝΟΣ)` plants and herbs (ὉΛΟΈΧΙΝΟΣ)

V i 81ὁλοέχινος All-spiny

`25G41` flowers

`25G41(ANEMONE)` flowers: anemone

II vi 41Rosam cum anemona confers You match a rose with an anemone

`25G41(AUTUMN CROCUS)` flowers (AUTUMN CROCUS)

IV ix 98Ut herba solstitialis Like the solstice plant

`25G41(BINDWEED)` flowers (BINDWEED)

I i 22Clematis Aegyptia The Egyptian clematis

`25G41(COLCHICUM)` flowers (COLCHICUM)

IV ix 98Ut herba solstitialis Like the solstice plant

`25G41(DOG-ROSE)` flowers (DOG-ROSE)

IV iv 18Nihil simile In no way similar

`25G41(LOTUS)` flowers: lotus

II vii 62Lotum gustavit He has tasted the Lotus

`25G41(POPPY)(+27)` flowers: poppy (+ leaf)

IV ii 47Crepitu probabis You will prove it by the sound

`25G41(ROSE)` flowers: rose

`25G41(ROSE)(+371)` flowers: rose (+ dead, withered plant)

II vi 40Rosam quae praeterierit ne quaeras iterum Seek no more for the rose that's overblown

`25G412(BRAMBLE)(+0)` dried flowers (BRAMBLE) (+ variant)

II i 100Rubo arefacto praefractior Harsher than a dry bramble

`25G52` mosses

III ii 70Muscum demetere To mow the moss

`25G541` mushrooms

IV i 38Fungus A mushroom

`25G541(+363)` mushrooms (+ (very) old plant)

IV x 98Fungus putidus A rotten mushroom

`25G6(SILPHIUM)` extinct plants (SILPHIUM)

II i 93Batti silphium Battus' silphium

`25GG22(CORK)` (non-fruit) products of fabulous plants or trees (CORK)

I viii 42Sine cortice nabis You shall swim without cork

`25GG3(LAUREL)(+0):31A4640(+0)` trees: laurel - GG - fantastic plants, fabulous vegetation (+ variant)❧Madness (+ variant)

II iv 31Insana laurus adest We have a mad baytree among us

`25GG41(EPHEMERON)` fabulous flowers (EPHEMERON)

IV ix 98Ut herba solstitialis Like the solstice plant

`25H` landscapes

IV x 26Aut terra aut mari By land or sea

`25H1` landscapes in the temperate zone

I iv 25Terra marique By land and sea

`25H11` mountains

`25H11(+0):47I111` mountains (+ variant)❧cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet)

IV x 14Montes frumenti Mountains of grain

`25H112` rocks

`25H1121` mountain-top, peak

`25H1122` ravine, chasm, abyss, canyon

`25H1124` boulder, stone

`25H1124:31B62141` boulder, stone❧tears

V ii 17Lapides flere Make stones weep

`25H1124:47C2433` boulder, stone❧rolling (industrial process)

III iv 74Saxum volutum non obducitur musco A rolling stone gathers no moss

`25H113` (high) hill

`25H115` pit, hole

`25H119` cave, grotto

`25H12` dale, valley

II iv 42Corinthus et collibus surgit et vallibus deprimitur Corinth is hilly here and hollow there

`25H121` inland cliff face

IV i 76Asinum in rupes protrudere To push an ass over a cliff

`25H1312` reef ~ coast

III vi 53Caute loquacior As garrulous as a reef

`25H1313` cape (coast)

II iv 46Maleam legens quae sunt domi obliviscere When you double Cape Malea, forget what you left at home

`25H1313:61D(SARPEDON)` cape (coast)❧geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (SARPEDON) (SARPEDON)

II ix 19Sarpedonium littus Sarpedon shore

`25H1314` coastal cliff or crag

III ii 63A quinque scopulis desilire in fluctus To leap from five rocks into the waves

`25H133` beach

`25H1331` sand-bank

IV iii 70Haeret in vado He is stuck in shallow water

`25H14` island

`25H142` isthmus

IV iv 26Isthmum perfodere To dig through the Isthmus

`25H14:61D(CALAURIA)` island❧geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (CALAURIA) (CALAURIA)

IV iii 20Pro Delo Calauriam Calauria for Delos

`25H14:61D(CARPATHOS)` island❧geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (CARPATHOS) (CARPATHOS)

II i 81Carpathius leporem The Carpathian and the hare

`25H14:61D(CEOS)` island❧geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (CEOS) (CEOS)

IV i 8Εγκεῶτις ἡμέρα Which day in Ceos?

`25H14:61D(CORFU)` island❧geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (CORFU) (CORFU)

IV i 21Libera Corcyra, caca ubi licet Corcyra is free, shit where you will

`25H14:61D(CYRNUS)` island❧geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (CYRNUS) (CYRNUS)

III i 74Cyrnia terra A land like Cyrnus

`25H14:61D(CYTHNOS)` island❧geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (CYTHNOS) (CYTHNOS)

III i 71Cythnicae calamitates Cythnian disasters

`25H14:61D(DELOS)` island❧geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (DELOS) (DELOS)

IV iii 20Pro Delo Calauriam Calauria for Delos

`25H14:61D(LEMNOS)` island❧geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (LEMNOS) (LEMNOS)

III ii 90Athos celat latera Lemniae bovis Athos darkens the flanks of the Lemnian cow

`25H14:61D(RHODES)` island❧geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (RHODES) (RHODES)

III iii 28Hic Rhodus, hic saltus Here's Rhodes: let's see you jump

`25H14:61D(SALAMIS)` island❧geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (SALAMIS) (SALAMIS)

III iii 4Salaminia navis A ship of Salamis

`25H14:61D(SAMOS)` island❧geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (SAMOS) (SAMOS)

`25H15` forest, wood

`25H16` plain

`25H17` meadow, pasture

`25H18` cultivated land

`25H181` waste land, no man's land

II v 83Sterilius agrippo More barren than a wild-olive

`25H183(+0)` field filled with a crop (+ variant)

IV x 34Hyberno pulvere, verno luto Dust in winter, mud in spring

`25H19` swamps and polders

I i 64Movere Camarinam To move Camarina

`25H191` swamp, inland marsh, fens

`25H199` flood

II viii 19Res Cannacae Cannacas' things

`25H21` water course

I i 45In vado In shallow water

`25H211` spring, source of river or stream

`25H211(+0)` spring, source of river or stream (+ variant)

`25H211:25D13(SILVER)` spring, source of river or stream❧minerals and metals: silver

II iii 13Argenti fontes The springs of silver

`25H211:25D26` spring, source of river or stream❧mud (soil type)

IV ii 19Apros immittere fontibus To allow boars in springs

`25H212` brook

II vi 76Tenui vena, divite vena, tenui canali A thin vein, a rich vein, a shallow channel

`25H213` river

`25H2130(MEANDER)(+0)` personification of river Meander; 'Historia' (Ripa) (+ variant)

IV x 58Maeandri Meanders

`25H213:61D(CYCLOBORUS)` river❧geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (CYCLOBORUS) (CYCLOBORUS)

III ii 16Cyclobori vox A voice like the Cycloborus

`25H224` small canal, ditch

`25H23` sea (seascape)

`25H2311` wave

`25H2311:49G23` wave❧healing of sick person

III iv 9Mare proluit omnia mortalium mala The sea washes away all mortal ills

`25H2311:51H5` wave❧Growth, Increase

IV vi 40Fluctus mutus A soundless wave

`25H2312` tide

`25H23121` ebb, low tide

I ix 62Euripus homo Man's a Euripus

`25H23122` flood, high tide

I ix 62Euripus homo Man's a Euripus

`25H23124` tidal wave

IV viii 12Neque terrae motus timet, neque fluctus He fears neither earthquake nor raging sea

`25H23141` maelstrom

III vii 41Charybdis. Barathrum A Charybdis. A Barathrum

`25H2322` sea

`25H2322(AEGAEAN)` sea (AEGAEAN)

III i 47Aegaeum navigat He sails the Aegaean

`25H2323(PHASIS)` gulf, bay (PHASIS)

II iv 49Ad Phasim usque navigavit He has sailed as far as Phasis

`25H2324(EURIPUS)` straits, narrows (EURIPUS)

`25H23241` pillars of Hercules

III v 24Ad Herculis columnas To the pillars of Hercules

`25I1` city-view in general; 'veduta'

`25I14` public road

`25I141` street

II ii 67Sybaritae per plateas Sybarites in the streets

`25I1411` lane, alley

III vii 84Samiorum laura The Laura at Samos

`25I1461` city-gate

IV v 96Porta itineri longissima est Going through the gate is the longest part of a journey

`25I146:54A71` city-walls❧Invincibility

IV iii 34Moenia Semiramidis The walls of Semiramis

`25I152` monument, statue

I viii 15Aureus in Olympia stato You shall be set up at Olympia in gold

`25I153` obelisk, needle

I viii 14Dignus obelisco He deserves an obelisk

`25I171` sewers

IV v 94Arcem ex cloaca facere To make a citadel out of a sewer

`25II2(+0):61E(TENEA)` village - II - ideal landscapes (+ variant)❧names of cities and villages (TENEA)

II v 57Felix Corinthus, at ego sim Teneates Corinth is a fine town, but Tenea for me

`25K3` exoticism

II viii 20Qui modus equitum! Look, what horsemen!

`25M5` Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Wonder of the World)

IV iii 3Caricum sepulcrum A Carian tomb

`25M6` Colossus of Rhodes (Wonder of the World)

`26A` clouds

`26B` rain

`26B1` mist, fog

`26B3` dew

`26B9` drought

III vii 49Λιμοδωριεῖς Limodorians

`26B:41A2` rain❧interior of the house

IV iii 38Qui domi compluitur Not even God pities the man who is rained upon in his own house

`26B:41C693` rain❧sausage

III ii 71Extis pluit It rains black-puddings

`26C` winds

`26C113` south wind (one of the four main directions)

I ix 84Austrum perculi I have belaboured the south wind

`26C113:25G41` south wind (one of the four main directions)❧flowers

III vi 72Fontibus apros, floribus austrum Pigs to springs, the south wind to flowers

`26C121:54DD31` north wind, 'Aquilo', 'Boreas', 'Septentrionarius' (one of eight directions)❧Interruption, Cessation

III iv 24Dum cessat boreas Until the north wind stops

`26C122` northeast wind, 'Kaikias' (Caecias) (one of eight directions)

`26C3` storm

`26C32` storm at sea

`26C33(+0):25D29` sandstorm (+ variant)❧dust (soil type)

II viii 12Anus subsultans multum excitat pulveris An old hag's capers raise a power of dust

`26C35` whirlwind, cyclone, hurricane, typhoon, tornado

III vii 41Charybdis. Barathrum A Charybdis. A Barathrum

`26C3:23A33` storm❧future

III vi 56Aegis venit There's a storm coming

`26C4` weather-vane

II v 70Venti campus A field for wind

`26C9` absence of wind, calm

`26C9:25H2322` absence of wind, calm❧sea

IV iv 96Tranquillo quilibet gubernator est In a calm sea anyone can be a pilot

`26C:54A6` winds❧Helpfulness

II v 16Secundis ventis With a fair wind

`26C:54F14` winds❧Advantage

II v 16Secundis ventis With a fair wind

`26D2(+0)` hail (+ variant)

III i 10Drachmae grando A hail of drachmas

`26D41` drift ice

III v 95Scindere glaciem To break the ice

`26D42` icicle

II ii 41Puer glaciem The Child and the Ice

`26E` thunderstorm

I iii 2Minutula pluvia imbrem parit A tiny rain gives birth to a rainstorm

`26E1` thunder

I vii 76Oppedere, et Oppedere contra tonitrua To fart in someone's face, or To fart against the thunder

`26E1(+0)` thunder (+ variant)

III ii 19Claudiana tonitrua Claudian thunder

`26E2` lightning, flash of lightning, thunderbolt

I v 86Ubi per Harma fulgurarit When lightning strikes through Harma

`26F1` good weather

IV iv 30Serenitati nubem inducit Bringing clouds to a clear sky

`29A` animals acting as human beings

I x 18Vulpes haud corrumpitur muneribus A fox takes no bribes

`29A1` 'mundus inversus', the reversed world, the topsy-turvy world, 'le monde bestourné'

`29A1:23R` 'mundus inversus', the reversed world, the topsy-turvy world, 'le monde bestourné'❧day and night

IV iv 51Lychnobii Livers-by-lamplight