A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

vetustus,-a,-um (adj.A): old, ancient, that has existed a long time [> L. vetus,-eris]; syn. antiguus;

- (fungus) capitulum subturbinatum, vigente fungo pellucens, in vetusto opacum marcescit ac delabitur (S&Z), the capitulum is nearly turbinate, pellucent when the fungus is fresh, in old age it withers to opaque and falls down.

- densissime caespitosum partibus vetustis arcte contextum, very densely caespitose, closely woven together from the old parts.

- panículae breves in axillis annotinis v. ramis vetustis (B&H), .panicles short in the axils of the previous year or on old branches.

- ad truncos arborum vetustos, in sylvis montosis prope Destero, on the ancient trunks of trees, in mountain forests near Destero.

- in cellis vinariis xenodochii nostri ad dolia vetusta frequens, ad muros rarius (S&A), frequent in the wine cellars of our guest-house on old casks, less frequently on the walls.

- [lichen] supra terram et saxa granitica in terris arcticis praesertim vigent species tres huc pertinentes. Una quoque simul ad truncos vetustos (Nyl.), the three species belonging here [i.e. to this genus] particularly grow over earth and granitic stones in arctic regions. One [species] also likewise on old trunks.

- Muris vetustis adnascitur, v.gr. ad rudera veteris cujusdam Abbatiæ prope Westham non longe a Stratford prope Londinum (Dill.) it grows upon old walls, for example [= verbi gratia] on the rubble of a certain Abbey near Westham not far from Stratford near London.