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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=ferax feracis (gen.), feracior -or -us, feracissimus -a -um ADJ :: fruitful, fertile. prolific
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>fĕrax</b>: ācis, adj. [[fero]],<br /><b>I</b> [[fruit]]-[[bearing]], [[fruitful]], [[fertile]] ([[rare]] [[but]] [[class]].).<br /><b>I</b> Lit. —Absol.: terrae, * Lucr. 2, 1098: agri, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 44, § 104; cf.: feracissimosque agros possidere, * Caes. B. G. 2, 4, 6: [[Sardinia]], Hor. C. 1, 31, 4: [[Algidus]], id. ib. 4, 4, 58: [[Aegyptus]], Suet. Aug. 18: plantae, Verg. G. 2, 79.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(b)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With gen., abounding in, [[productive]] of ([[poet]]. and in [[post]]-Aug. [[prose]]): [[Iberia]], venenorum [[ferax]], Hor. Epod. 5, 22: Peparethos nitidae olivae, Ov. M. 7, 470: [[terra]] Cereris, id. Am. 2, 16, 7: [[terra]] arborum, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 15: acini musti, Plin. 15, 24, 29, § 100.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(g)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With dat.: [[terra]] [[ferax]] Cereris multoque feracior uvis, Ov. Am. 2, 16, 7: [[illa]] ([[terra]]) [[ferax]] [[oleo]] est, Verg. G. 2, 222.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Act., [[making]] [[fruitful]]: venti, Pall. Nov. 5.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., [[rich]], [[fertile]], [[fruitful]]: [[nullus]] feracior in [[philosophia]] [[locus]] est, nec uberior, [[quam]] de officiis, Cic. Off. 3, 2, 5: [[nihil]] est feracius ingeniis, id. Or. 15, 48: prolisque novae feraci Lege [[marita]], Hor. Carm. Sec. 19: [[ferax]] [[saeculum]] bonis artibus, Plin. Ep. 4, 15, 8: sitne feracius et [[uberius]] non ad laudem [[modo]], sed ad pecuniam principi, si, etc., id. [[Pan]]. 43, 3.—Hence, * adv.: fĕrācĭter, fruitfully: [[velut]] ab stirpibus laetius feraciusque renata [[urbs]], Liv. 6, 1, 3.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>fĕrāx</b>,¹¹ ācis ([[fero]]),<br /><b>1</b> fertile, fécond : Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 104 ; -cissimus Cæs. G. 2, 4, 6 &#124;&#124; [poét.] venenorum [[ferax]] Hor. Epo. 5, 22, qui [[produit]] beaucoup de poisons, cf. Ov. M. 7, 470 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 17, 15 ; [av. abl.] [[ferax]] uvis Ov. Am. 2, 16, 7, fertile en vignes, cf. Virg. G. 2, 222 &#124;&#124; [fig.] [[nullus]] feracior [[locus]] Cic. Off. 3, 5, pas de sujet [[plus]] fécond<br /><b>2</b> qui féconde : Pall. 12, 5.||[poét.] venenorum [[ferax]] Hor. Epo. 5, 22, qui [[produit]] beaucoup de poisons, cf. Ov. M. 7, 470 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 17, 15 ; [av. abl.] [[ferax]] uvis Ov. Am. 2, 16, 7, fertile en vignes, cf. Virg. G. 2, 222||[fig.] [[nullus]] feracior [[locus]] Cic. Off. 3, 5, pas de sujet [[plus]] fécond<br /><b>2</b> qui féconde : Pall. 12, 5.
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{{Georges
|georg=ferāx, ācis ([[fero]]), I) [[fruchtbar]], 1) eig.: [[rus]], Ov.: plantae, Verg.: agri feracissimi, Caes.: feraces anni, Ggstz. steriles, Boëth. – m. Genet., [[terra]] frumenti et pabuli [[ferax]], [[Mela]]: [[terra]] [[lini]] [[ferax]], Curt.: [[terra]] [[ferax]] arborum, Plin. ep.: [[regio]] chrysocollae miniique et aliorum colorum [[ferax]], [[Flor]].: [[terra]] frugiferarum [[aut]] laetarum arborum [[ferax]], Sen.: ingentium beluarum feraces [[saltus]], Tac.: f. venenorum, Hor. – m. Abl., [[terra]] [[ferax]] [[oleo]], Verg.: elephantis [[ferax]] [[Numidia]], Frontin.: [[agellus]] [[non]] frumentis [[ferax]], Ps. Quint. decl.: [[terra]] [[ferax]] Cereris multoque feracior uvis, Ov. – 2) übtr.: [[nullus]] feracior [[locus]] est [[quam]] de officiis, Cic. – m. Genet., prolis novae, Hor.: illā aetate, quā nulla virtutum feracior fuit, Liv. – m. Abl., artibus, Plin. ep. 4, 15, 8. – m. ad (in betreff) u. Akk., ad ferociam et numerum (hominum) [[maxime]] [[ferax]], [[Mela]] 2, 2, 1 (2. § 16): [[multo]] [[melior]] et feracior ad virtutes, Capit. Anton. phil. 16, 4. – II) [[fruchtbar]] machend, venti, Pallad. 12, 5.
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=ferax, cis. ''adj''. ''c''. ''s''. :: 膏腴者。豐盛。甤。— bonis artibus saeculum 尚文藝之世。Terra — cereris 生榖多之地。
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