A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

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A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Indus,-i (s.m.I), abl.sg. Indo = Gk. Indos, the name of two rivers; 1. The Indus, that empties into the Indian Ocean, now ‘Sind;’ 2. a river in Caria” (Lewis & Short).

indus,-a,-um (adj.A) = Gk. indos, of or belonging to India, Indian;

- ebur indus, abl.sg. ebore indo: ivory.

- dens indus, gen.sg. dentis indi, abl.sg. dente indo [> dens, gen.sg. dentis (s.m.III, tooth), ‘ivory.’

- belua,-ae (s.f.I) inda = elephas, the Indian elephant.

- concha inda, the Indian mussel, i.e. a pearl; conchae indae, pearls.

Indi,-orum (pl.m.II), the inhabitants of India, Indians

Indus,-i (s.m.II), an Indian (also an Ethiopian; an Arabian) (Lewis & Short).

A work in progress, presently with preliminary A through R, and S, and with S (in part) through Z essentially completed.
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