A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Imber, gen. sg. imbris (s.m.III), acc. sg. imbrem, abl. sg. imbre, nom & acc. pl. imbres, gen. pl. imbrium, dat & abl. pl. imbribus: rain, heavy or violent rain, a rain-storm, shower of rain, pelting or pouring rain; a rain-cloud, storm-cloud; also rain-water; “like the English word ‘shower, of things that fall like rain” (Lewis & Short); cf. nimbus,-i (s.n.II), a cloud; cf. pluvia,-ae (s.f.I), a gentle rain; see rain;

- imber magnus (adj.A), abl. sg. imbre magno, heavy rain.

- imber serotina, the later rainy season.

- in parte autem meridionali, trans Atlantem sita, summe arenosa et rarissime imbribus irrigata, aestate coelum ardens et torridum (Desf.), however, in the southern part, situated across the Atlas Mts., it is extremely sandy and most rarely watered by the rains, in summer the heavens [i.e. the weather] burns fiercely and is parched.

- [fungi] bis lecti caespites aliquot speciei elegantis in graminosis colliculosis humidis post imbres diuturnos (S&A), several clumps of the elegant species were collected twice in low-hilly, moist places after rains that last a long time.

- [moss] sane in illis regionibus, campi depressi marique propiores tractus muscos nullos educare possunt, at in locis editioribus, quae frigidiore coelo crebrioribusque [imbribus] fruantur successu haud infelici quaerentur (Brid.), obviously in those regions, low plains and tracts [of land] nearer to the sea, are able to bring forth no mosses [i.e. are not capable of supporting any mosses], but in higher situations, which enjoy a colder climate and more frequent [rains], they achieve a not unhappy success.

- [Physarum; a slimemold; Mycetozoa] intra hortorum rejectamenta aliosve acervos (Trichospermorum in universum ditissimos) in foliis, stipulis, ramulis etc. suffocatis minime infrequens post imbres obvius fuit fungillus (S&A), the fungillus [i.e. slimemold] was encountered, being the least infrequent after heavy rains among the litter of gardens and other heaps [i.e. of things] (the richest, as a whole, [being heaps of] of Trichosperma [Malvaceae]) on smothered leaves, stubble, branchlets, etc.