I.untimely, before the season, unripe, immature (class.).
I. Lit., of plants and fruits: “pira,” Cels. 2, 30: “frons,” Quint. 12, 6, 2: “amomis,” Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 49.—
II. Transf., of other things: “vomica,” Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 14: “infans immaturus est editus,” Suet. Aug. 63: “puellae,” i. e. not yet marriageable, id. Tib. 61: “virgo,” Dig. 47, 10, 25: “sponsa,” ib. 24, 1, 32, § 27: “mors,” untimely, premature, Cic. Phil. 2, 46, 119; cf. id. Cat. 4, 2, 3; Quint. 10, 1, 89; Plin. Ep. 5, 5, 4: “interitus C. Gracchi,” Cic. Brut. 33, 125: “obitus,” Suet. Calig. 8: “iter mortis,” Prop. 3, 7, 2: “funus,” Quint. 6 praef. § 3; cf.: “filius obiit,” Hor. S. 2, 8, 59: “puella,” early dead, Prop. 4 (5), 11, 17. “ossa,” Tib. 2, 6, 29; Quint. 11, 1, 32: “consilium,” Liv. 22, 38, 11; Suet. Aug. 8: “abi hinc cum inmaturo amore ad sponsum,” unseasonable, Liv. 1, 26, 4.—Adv.: immātūrē , untimely, immaturely, Col. 11, 2, 3; Vell. 2, 116; Sen. Suas. 1 fin.—Comp., App. M. 6, p. 180.
