pampinarius

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

pampĭnārĭus, a, um, adj. [pampinus],

I of or belonging to tendrils , that has tendrils : palmitum duo genera sunt: alterum, quod, quia primo anno plerumque frondem sine fructu affert, pampinarium vocant, etc., Col. 5, 6, 29: sarmentum, id. 3, 10, 5: virga, id. 3, 10, 7: materiae, id. 4, 24, 11.—

β Subst.: pampĭnārĭum , ii, n., i. q. pampinarium sarmentum, a tendril-branch , leaf-branch , Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 157; 17, 22, 35, § 181.