I.grass (cf.: herba, faenum, cespes, glaeba).
(α).
Sing.: “prostrati in gramine molli,” Lucr. 2, 29; 5, 1392; Hor. Epod. 2, 24: “cervus graminis immemor,” id. C. 1, 15, 30: “aprici campi,” id. A. P. 162: “graminis herba,” a blade of grass, Verg. E. 5, 26; Liv. 1, 24, 5: “floreum,” flowery turf, Mart. 9, 91, 1: “generosum,” Juv. 12, 40: “quocumque de gramine (equus),” pasture, id. 8, 60.—
(β).
Plur.: “tondere gramina,” Lucr. 2, 660; Hor. C. 4, 7, 1; 4, 1, 39; Verg. E. 10, 29; id. G. 1, 56; 2, 200 et saep.—
II. Transf., a plant, herb.
A. In gen.: “ignobile cerinthae,” Verg. G. 4, 63: “Indum,” Indian aromatic herbs, Stat. S. 2, 1, 187; cf.: “Arabum de gramine odores,” Prop. 2, 29 (3, 27), 17; Quint. 5, 8, 1: “non illa feris incognita capris Gramina (i. e. dictamnus),” Verg. A. 12, 415: “neve parum valeant a se data gramina,” Ov. M. 7, 137 (for which: “accepit cantatas herbas,” id. ib. 7, 98).—
B. In partic., dog's-grass, couch-grass, Plin. 24, 19, 118, § 178 sq.
