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Menander, Monostichoi, 193

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

plantāris: e, adj. planta.
I Of or belonging to sets; subst.: plantārĭa, ĭum, n. plur., sets, slips, or young trees, Verg. G. 2, 27: plantaria transferuntur, Plin. 21, 10, 34, § 60: non Epicurum Suspicit exigui laetum plantaribus horti, trees, plants, Juv. 13, 123.—
   B Transf., the hair, Pers. 4, 39.—
II Of or belonging to the sole of the foot (poet.); of Mercury: summa pedum propere plantaribus alligat alis, Stat. Th. 1, 304.—Subst.: plantārĭa, ium, winged shoes or sandals: aërii plantaria vellet Perseos, Val. Fl. 1, 67.