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Rōsĕa or Rōsĭa , ae, f.,
I.a very fertile district near Reate, now Le Roscie, Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 10; 2, 1, 16; 3, 2, 9 and 10; Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 32; Cic. Att. 4, 15, 5.—Hence,
A. Rōsĕus (Rōsĭus ), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Rosea, Rosean: “rura,” Verg. A. 7, 712: “cannabis,” Plin. 19, 9, 56, § 174.—
B. Rōsĕānus , a, um, adj., Rosean: “equi,” Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 6.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 4.15.5
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 7.712
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 17.32
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