planta (noun F) : for plancta; cf. plānus; root v. plango.
* Any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species, a sprout, shoot, twig, sprig, sucker, graft, scion, slip, cutting, Varr. R. R. 1, 55: malleoli, plantae, sarmenta, viviradices, propagines,Cic. Sen. 15, 52; Verg. G. 2, 23.
* A young tree, a shrub that may be transplanted, a set, slip, Ov. R. Am. 193: plantas ex seminario transferre in aliud,Plin. 17, 11, 14, § 75: plantae sinapis primā hieme translatae,Col. 11, 3, 29: thymi novellas plantas disponere,id. 11. 3, 40: puteusque brevis ... in tenuis plantas facile diffunditur haustu,Juv. 3, 227: planta, quam quis in solo nostro posuerit,Gai. Inst. 2, 74 (but not used in the general sense of a plant, for which, in class. Lat.: res quae gignitur e terrā, etc.,Cic. Fin. 4, 5, 13; v. Madv. ad loc., and Krebs, Antibarb. p. 890).
* A sole, sole of the foot: ah! tibi ne teneras glacies secet aspera plantas,Verg. E. 10, 49: citae,Ov. M. 10, 591: cubitales,Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 24: pedum plantae,Verg. A. 8, 458: mihi summa licet contingere sidera plantis,Prop. 1, 8, 43: plantā duci,to be dragged by the heel,Juv. 5, 125: tremulis insistere plantis,id. 6, 96: assequi plantā,in the course,Sil. 13, 246: certamina plantae,a race,id. 16, 458: quadrupedem planta fodiens, i. e. calcaribus,id. 6, 212: exsurgere in plantas,Sen. Ep. 111, 3: quid enim velocis gloria plantae Praestat,Juv. 13, 98: plantā magnā calcor,id. 3, 247.—Prov.: sutorem supra plantam ascendere vetuit (like ultra crepidam),Val. Max. 8, 12 fin.

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