arbutus
Οὐκ ἔστι σιγᾶν αἰσχρόν, ἀλλ' εἰκῆ λαλεῖν → Silere non est turpe, sed frustra loqui → nicht Schweigen schändet, sondern Schwätzen auf gut Glück
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Latin > English
arbutus arbuti N F :: arbutus, strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
arbŭtus: i, f. kindr. with arbor, since the arbutus was abundant in Italy,
I the wild strawberry-tree, the arbute, arbutus: Arbutus unedo, Linn.; Ov. M. 10, 102; cf. Verg. G. 2, 69; Col. 7, 9, 6; 8, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 24, 28, § 99; 23, 8, 79, § 151 al.; its fruit, like that of the oak, was anciently the food of men; cf. arbutum. Under it the goats were fond of grazing: dulce satis umor, depulsis arbutus haedis, etc., Verg. E. 3, 82; so Hor. C. 1, 17, 5; and idle men of reposing: nunc viridi membra sub arbuto Stratus, Hor. C. 1, 1, 21.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
arbŭtus,¹³ ī, f., arbousier : Virg. G. 2, 69.
Latin > German (Georges)
arbutus, ī, f., der Meerkirschen- od. Erdbeerbaum, der Hagapfelbaum (Arbutus Unedo, L.), Verg., Col. u.a.
