I. Lit., dew: “herbae gemmantes rore recenti,” Lucr. 2, 319; cf. id. 5, 461: “ros si non cadit,” Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 13: “nocturnum excipere rorem,” Caes. B. C. 3, 15; cf.: “rore mero jejunia pavit,” Ov. M. 4, 263: “gelidus,” Verg. G. 2, 202: “pecori gratissimus,” id. E. 8, 15; id. G. 3, 326: “caelestis,” Ov. F. 1, 312: “vitreus,” id. Am. 1, 6, 55 et saep.— Plur.: “gelidos rores, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 8, 14: cadunt rores,” Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 292: “roribus,” id. 16, 26, 46, § 109; 17, 24, 37, § 225: “quod inter aquam et rorem interest,” Sen. Q. N. 4, 3, 6. —
II. Transf.
A. Of any liquid falling in drops, moisture (poet.): “infuso lympharum rore superne,” Lucr. 1, 496, cf. liquoris, id. 1, 777: “salis,” id. 4, 438; and simply ros, of water, Prop. 3, 21, 2; Verg. A. 6, 230; Hor. C. 3, 4, 61; Ov. M. 3, 164; 5, 635; 11, 57 al. —In plur.: pluvii, i. e. rain clouds, Hor C. 3, 3, 56.—Of tears: “lacrimarum,” Ov. M. 14, 708; “and simply ros,” id. ib. 10, 360; Hor. A. P. 430; plur., Stat. S. 5, 1, 36.—Of breastmilk: natos vitali rore rigabat, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 12, 20.— Of blood; plur.: “sanguineos,” Verg. A. 12, 339; cf. “cruentis,” Stat. Th. 2, 673.—Of perfumes: “Syrius,” Tib. 3, 4, 28: “Arabus,” Ov. H. 15, 76.—
B. Ros marinus, marinus ros, or in one word, rosmarinus, and in a neutr. collat. form, rosmarinum (post-Aug.), rosemary: “rosmarinus,” Col. 9, 4, 2; Pall. Mart. 15, 1: “marinus ros,” Col. 9, 4, 6: “rorismarini,” id. 12, 36 (twice): “marino rore,” Hor. C. 3, 23, 16: rosmarinum, nom., Plin. 24, 11, 59, § 99; acc., id. 19, 12, 62, § 187; App. Herb. 79; cf. Isid. Orig. 17, 9, 81; “in Ovid also: ros maris,” Ov. M. 12, 410; id. A. A. 3, 690; “and in Vergil simply ros,” Verg. G. 2, 213 Serv.; cf. Plin. 24, 11, 60, § 101.
