A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Usus,-us (s.m.IV), abl.sg. usu: use, employment, usage; enjoyment; use, practice, exertise, application; the habit, custom, practice, usage; discipline acquired by practise; "application (of something) to a purpose, employment, use; potential for use, value, utility + dat.; the use or purpose to which a thing is put, function” (Glare); cf. officium,-ii (s.n.II), abl.sg. officio, function;

- ex usu, (also) in usu, in usum: to the advantage or profit (of), usefully esp. with possessive adj. or genitive of person) (Glare).

- usus est, there is need, with abl. of thing needed.

- in usu, from use, by experience, acquire by practise.

- in usu sunt, in practice (i.e. in usage).

- in usu militari, in military usage or experience.

- in usu + inf. it is [his, the] custom to;

- vires et usus, powers and uses.

- ad usum, for use.

- De Viribus & Usibus Plantarum in Cibo & Medicina (Ray), on the properties [i.e. potencies, powers] and uses of plants in Food and Medicine.

- [moss] usus et officium columnulae hucusque parum cognita sunt (Brid.), the purpose and function of this columnula [= columella] thus far was little known.

- Deinde mittuntur in vasculo, cui fontana aut pluvialis aqua miscetur, et opertum vas per triginta dies relinquitur ac subinde, quantum sublatum fuerit aceti ad usum, tantum redditur aquae ad reparationem;” finally it is sent into a vessel, with which spring water and rain-water is mixed, and the covered vessel is left for 30 days, and from then on, as much of the vinegar was drawn off for use, as waters are put back [i.e. replenished] for restoration [i.e. of the volume].

- [CANELLA alba, of the West Indies] Cortex succedaneum corticis Winterî, apud Nigros usum praebet Cinnamomi, aliorumque aromatum (Swartz) the bark as a substitute of the bark of Winter, among the Negros it provides the usefullness of Cinnamom.

- Usus oeconom. pro sepibus. Substantia filamentosa ad funes paranda, Agaves instar adhibetur (Swartz), economic use, for hedges. The filamentous tissue for rope-preparation, used like Agave.

- Usus medic. Anthelminthicus pro infantibus: fructus cum Saccharo esus (Swartz), medical use. An anthelminthic [i.e. vermifuge] for infants: the fruit eaten with sugar.

- [Usnea barbata] Vires & usus. Dioscoridi adstringendi vim habet (Dill.), powers [i.e. properties] and uses: to Dioscorides it has the power of constricting [i.e. tightening].

- [MARANTA arundinacea]. Anglis vulgo “Arrowroot.” Apud Indianos in usu esse fertur, contusa, videlicet vulneribus ex sagittis venenatis admota (Swartz), with the English commonly [called] “Arrowroot.” By the Indians it is reported to be in use [i.e. their custom], namely ground, applied to wounds from poisoned arrows.

- eadem Hypna apta sunt purgandis lumbricis in usum Pharmacopoeorum & Piscatorum, præsertim species 45.46.47. Alii usus, tempore innotescent (Dill.), these very same Hypna are suitable for expelling intestinal worms in the usage of the pharmacists and fishermen .... Other applications will become clear in time.

- Нujusce feminae folium varios expetuntur usus, Fabri sellarii ad vulgares sellas texendas (Mich.), of this [i.e. Cyperoides], they seek after the leaf of the female [i.e.plant] for various uses, the chair-makers for plaiting common [i.e. simple, plain] chairs [i.e. seats].

usus,-a,-um (part.A): used, employed; enjoyed, exploited, taken advantage of; having experienced, undergone [> L. utor, usus 3 (deponent) to use; with abl., also with the thing used as the direct object; to manage, control];

- usus pro sepibus (Swartz), used for hedges.

usus sum: first person singular perfect indicative: I have used [no passive use]

- vagas intelleximus et aliis melioribus, e structura foliorum caulinorum, rameorum et peduncularium ductis, usi sumus (C. Muell.), we have understood these to be uncertain and we have used [+ dat] better ones, from the structure of the cauline, branch and peduncular leaves.

utendus,-a,-um (gerundive; adj.A): to be used, to be employed;

- [Chelidonium majus] Lobelius raro intus sumendam sentit Chelidoniam, sed commodius foris utendam ad impetigines & psoras puerorum (Ray), [Matthaeus] Lobelius unusually thinks Chelidonia is to be taken INTERNALLY, but more properly it is to be used externally for impetigo and the psora [i.e. psoriasis] of children.

utitur: third-person singular present active indicative: [he/she] it used.

- Cornuti autem parum fuit in plantarum cognitione versatus, ut manifestum est ex ineptis appellationibus quibus utitur in Enchiridio Botanico Parisiensi (Tourn.), Cornutus [Jacques Philippe Cornut], however was not very experienced [i.e. not well versed] in the understanding of plants, as is obvious from the unsuitable names which he used in the Botanical Enchuridium [i.e. manual] of Paris.

utuntur: third-person plural present active indicative: they use.

- veteranarii pulvere utuntur cum sale ad pecorum tussim & asthma (Dill.), veterianarians use the powder with salt with regard to the cough of cattle and asthma.

- autochthones seminibus maceratis tostisque utuntur (F. Mueller), the native peoples use the soaked [i.e. softened by soaking] and parched [i.e. toasted] seeds.

- nitidus & purus est Muscus, a terra & aliis sordibus liber, tener item & mollis, quam ob causam piscatores Lancastrienses eo utuntur ad purgandos vermes (Dill.), a moss glossy and pure [i.e. unmixed perhaps with other organisms], free from earth and other dirt, likewise delicate and soft, that’s why [i.e. for which reason] the fishermen of Lancaster use it for expelling worms.

- [Usnea barbata] In Pensylvania utuntur ad tingendum colore aurantiaco, ut significavit Jo. Bartram (Dill.), in Pensylvania they use it for dying with an orange color, as shown by Joseph Bartram.

- Thymo, quia gratissimi odoris ln aqua decocto utuntur Hispalenses (Clusio referente) ad dolia, quibus vinum asservatur, eluenda & repurganda (Ray), the people of Seville (Spain) use thyme because of a most pleasing odor [when] boiled in water (according to Clusius), for purifying and cleansing barrels in which wine is preserved.