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trĭmestris , e, adj. ter-mensis,
I.of three months.
I. Adj.: “haedi,” three months old, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 8: “spatium,” Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 163: “anni Arcadum,” id. 7, 48, 49, § 155: “consul,” Suet. Caes. 80: “satio,” i. e. that ripens in three months, Col. 2, 4, 9: “semen,” id. 2, 9, 7; so, “triticum,” Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 69: aves, i. e. that remain with us but three months, id. 10, 25, 36, § 73: “annorum caelique vices,” Aus. Edyll. 11, 24. —
II. Subst.: trĭme-strĭa , ĭum, n., seeds that ripen three months after sowing, Col. 2, 12, 9; 11, 2, 20; Plin. 18, 26, 65, § 240.
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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    • Suetonius, Divus Julius, 80
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 18.69
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 10.73
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 2.12.9
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