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palmĕs , ĭtis, m. 1. palma, II. E.,
I.a young branch or shoot of a vine, a vinesprig, vine-sprout (syn. pampinus).
I. Lit.: “palmites vitium sarmenta appellantur, quod in modum palmarum humanarum virgulas quasi digitos edunt,” Fest. p. 222 Müll.: “palmitum duo genera sunt, alterum pampinarium, alterum fructuarium,” Col. 5, 6, 26 sq.; id. 3, 10, 14; 4, 22, 10; Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 175; 14, 1, 3, § 10: “jam laeto turgent in palmite gemmae,” Verg. E. 7, 48: stratus humi palmes, Juv. 8, 78; Ov. F. 1, 152: “ego sum vitis, vos palmites,” Vulg. Johan. 15, 5.—
II. Transf.
A. A vine; a vineyard: “Icario nemorosus palmite Gaurus,” Stat. S. 3, 1, 147; Mart. 8, 40, 1.—
B. In gen., a bough, branch: “crudus arboris,” Luc. 4, 317: “palmites arborum,” Curt. 4, 3, 10 (where Mützell reads palmas); Plin. 13, 4, 7, § 30: “opaco palmite bacae,” Claud. Nupt. Hon. 217.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Lucan, Civil War, 4.317
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 13.30
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 14.10
    • Statius, Silvae, 3.1
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 3.10.14
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 5.6.26
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 4.3.10
    • Ovid, Fasti, 1
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