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gemma
gemma, ae, f. [cf. Gr. γέμω, to be full; Lat. gumia; lit. a fulness, swelling. The ancients supposed...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
gemma ae, f
GEM-, a bud, eye, gem : turgent in palmite gemmae, V.— A precious stone, jewel, gem : gemmas coëmere: pocula gemmis distincta: ornatus multis gemmis: maior, Iu.— A wrought gem : ut gemmā bibat, a goblet carved of a precious stone , V.: signat sua crimina gemmā, seal-ring , O.: Arguit ipsorum quos littera gemmaque, Iu.— An eye (of a peacock's tail), O.
gemma, ae, f. [cf. Gr. γέμω, to be full; Lat. gumia; lit. a fulness, swelling. The ancients supposed...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.