messis is, f
MET-,
a gathering of crops, harvest
: quid sit messis nescire: triticea, V.:
seges matura messi, L.—Of honey,
V.—Fig.: Sullani temporis, i. e.
slaughter.—Harvest, harvested crops
: Illius inmensae ruperunt horrea messes, V.—
The standing crops, harvest
: Spicea campis cum messis inhorruit,
V.—Prov.: adhuc tua messis in herbā est, i. e.
you count chickens before they are hatched
, O.—
The time of harvest, harvesttime
: post messem, V.