A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin


Venus,-eris (s.f.III), abl.sg. venere: beauty, charm, loveliness; the goddess of love and grace; love; often generically referring to women, especially women's or female sexuality; qualities that excite love, loveliness, elegance, grace; syn. Cypris,-idis (s.f.III), q.v.; in Gk. = Aphrodite,-es (s.f.I), q.v., abl. sg. Aphrodite; - Scandix pecten-veneris L. Lady's comb (comb of Venus). Adiantum Capillus-Veneris L. 'old generic name, Venus' hair' {Fernald 1950) Venus'-hair Fern, also called Maiden-hair Fern; Specularia Speculum-Veneris, mirror of Venus, the epithet being an old generic name; Umbilicus veneris, a plant, the 'navelwort', Venus' belly-button. Achillea pecten-veneris; Acosta veneris; Centaurea veneris.
Venus,-eris (s.f.III), abl.sg. venere: beauty, charm, loveliness; the goddess of love and grace; love; often generically referring to women, especially women's or female sexuality including their virginity; qualities that excite love, loveliness, elegance, grace; syn. Cypris,-idis (s.f.III), q.v.; in Gk. = Aphrodite,-es (s.f.I), q.v., abl. sg. Aphrodite; - Scandix pecten-veneris L. Lady's comb (comb of Venus). Adiantum Capillus-Veneris L. 'old generic name, Venus' hair' {Fernald 1950) Venus'-hair Fern, also called Maiden-hair Fern; Specularia Speculum-Veneris, mirror of Venus, the epithet being an old generic name; Umbilicus veneris, a plant, the 'navelwort', Venus' belly-button. Achillea pecten-veneris; Acosta veneris; Centaurea veneris.
Venus,-us (s.m.IV), or venum,-i (s.n.II): occurs only in the declensional forms venui (dat.sg., ‘for sale’), veno (dat.sg. ‘for sale’) and venum (acc. sg.): sale. Used with the verb ‘do’ [dare], sometimes spelled as one word: venumdo or venundo (acc. or dat., pred.) ‘for sale;’ dare aliquem venum, to sell something; venum dare, to put up for sale; also veno dare. In late Latin, fero (ferre) ‘to bring, to carry’ has been used. - [fungi] Haec est species, quam nunc solam, nunc sequenti intermixtam, nomine Champignon insignitam venum ferre solent ruricolae (S&A), this is the species, which sometimes alone, sometimes intermixed with the following, distinguished [i.e. designated] by the name Champignon, the country-people are accustomed to put up for sale.