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sēmĭno , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. semen,
I.to sow (rare; not in Cic.; syn.: sero, planto).
I. Lit.: “adoreum, triticum, hordeum, etc.,Col. 2, 8, 1; 2, 8, 3; 2, 9, 15; “2, 9, 16: agrum,id. 2, 4 fin.
B. Transf.
1. To beget, engender, procreate: “alter decumo post mense nascetur puer quam seminatus est,Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 20: “armenta,Col. 6, 24, 1; 6, 24, 3; 6, 37, 4 sq.—*
2. Of plants, to bring forth, produce: “viscum quod non sua seminat arbos,Verg. A. 6, 206.—
II. Trop.: “cultum dei per terram,to plant, propagate, disseminate, Lact. 4, 10, 3; 1, 22, 26; 4, 25, 2.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (9):
    • Plautus, Amphitruo, 1.2
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.206
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 2.4
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 2.8.1
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 2.8.3
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 2.9.15
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 6.24.1
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 6.24.3
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 6.37.4
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