cŏĭtus | coetus (noun M) : and another orthography (only distinguished in signif. by use;
* V.infra), ūs (dat. coetu, Cat. 64, 385; 66, 37), m. coëo.
* In gen.
* Abstr., a coming or meeting together, an assembling: eos auspicio meo atque ductu primo coetu vicimus,Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 25.— Hence
* Esp.
* A uniting, joining together, combination; so in both forms.
* Coetus, Lucr. 1, 1016; 1, 1047; 2, 919; 2, 1003; 5, 429: ceterum amnium coctus maritimis similes fluctus movet,Curt. 9, 4, 9: stellarum coetus et discessiones,Gell. 14, 1, 14.
* Sexual intercourse, coition (not in Cic.); in this signif. only coitus is used.— Of men,Ov. M. 7, 709; Suet. Calig. 25; cf. Quint. 8, 6, 24; Gai Inst. 1, 64; 1, 87.—Of animals, Col. 6, 24, 3; 6, 23, 3 (Cod. Polit. coetus); Cels. 2, 1 fin. al.
* Transf., of plants: palmarum,Plin. 13, 4, 7, § 35.— Also of ingrafting, Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 103.

cŏĭtus, a, um, Part., from coëo.

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