ervum (her-), i, n. [Gr. ἐρέβινθος, ὄροβος; root, ar- for al-; cf. alo],
a kind of pulse , the bitter vetch , ervum ervilia, Linn.; Verg. E. 3, 100 Voss.; Col. 2, 10, 34; 11, 2, 10; Pall. Jan. 8; Ov. Med. fac. 55; Hor. S. 2, 6, 117.
ervum (her-) ī, n a pulse, bitter vetch, V., H., O. ...
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