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(adjective) : sēmentīvus, a, um, sementis
* Of or belonging to seed or sowing: feriae,that occur at seed-time,Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 1; cf. id. L. L. 6, § 26 Müll.; Macr. S. 1, 16; Fest. p. 337 Müll.; called also sementiva dies,Ov. F. 1, 658: pira, perh.,that are not ripe till late in autumn, late pears, frost-pears,Cato, R. R. 7, 3; Varr. R. R. 1, 59, 3; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56: pirum sementivum serum, Cloat. ap. Macr. S. 2, 15 fin.: genera frumenti, that are sown in autumn (opp. verna): sementiva autem (appellant) triticum, hordeum, fabam,Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 50: faenum,proper for sowing,Tert. Jejun. 4.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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