I.of or belonging to seed or sowing: “feriae,” that occur at seed-time, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 1; cf. id. L. L. 6, § 26 Müll.; Macr. S. 1, 16; Fest. p. 337 Müll.; “called also sementiva dies,” Ov. F. 1, 658: “pira, perh.,” that are not ripe till late in autumn, late pears, frost-pears, Cato, R. R. 7, 3; Varr. R. R. 1, 59, 3; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56: pirum sementivum serum, Cloat. ap. Macr. S. 2, 15 fin.: genera frumenti, that are sown in autumn (opp. verna): “sementiva autem (appellant) triticum, hordeum, fabam,” Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 50: “faenum,” proper for sowing, Tert. Jejun. 4.
sēmentīvus , a, um, adj. sementis,
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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