cornus
ἀρετὰ γὰρ ἐπαινεομένα δένδρον ὣς ἀέξεται → for virtue that is praised grows like a tree, praised virtue will grow like a tree
Latin > English
cornus corni N F :: cornel-cherry-tree (Cornus mas); cornel wood; javelin (of cornel wood)
cornus cornus cornus N F :: cornel-cherry-tree (Cornus mas); cornel wood; javelin (of cornel wood)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cornus: ūs, v. cornu
I init.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cornus: i, f. (cornus, ūs, f., Sil. 4, 552; Stat. Th. 7, 647),
I a cornel cherry-tree: Cornus mascula, Linn.; Plin. 16, 25, 42, § 103 sq.; Verg. G. 2, 448; Col. 5, 7, 1 al.—
II Meton., a javelin made of cornelwood, Verg. A. 9, 698; Sil. 10, 122; Stat. l. l. al.; cf. 1. cornum, II.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) cornŭs, ūs, m., Cic. Nat. 2, 149 ; Prisc. Gramm. 6, 77, c. cornu.
(2) cornus, ī, f., cornouiller : Virg. G. 2, 448 ; Col. Rust. 5, 7, 1 || [fig.] javelot, lance : Virg. En. 9, 698.
(3) cornŭs, ūs, f., Varro R. 3, 16, 22 ; Plin. 16, 228 ; Sil. 4, 550 ; Stat. Th. 7, 647, c. cornus 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) cornus1, ūs, m. s. cornu.
(2) cornus2, ī, f. (κράνον, κράνεια), I) der (mit hornhartem Holze versehene Kornelkirschbaum (Cornus mascula, L.), Verg. georg. 2, 448. Col. 5, 7, 1. Plin. 16, 103 u. 105. – Nbf. cornus, ūs, f., Abl. cornu, Varro r. r. 3, 16, 22. Plin. 16, 228 u. 17, 201. Ov. her. 10, 107. Serv. Verg. Aen. 9, 698. – II) das Kornelkirschholz, Ov. met. 7, 678. – meton. der Lanzenschaft, die Lanze aus Kornelkirschholz, Verg. Aen. 9, 698; 12, 267. Ov. her. 10, 107. Stat. Theb. 7, 647 u. spät. Dichter: Plur. cornus, Sil. 4, 550.
