putesco

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

pūtesco and pūtisco, pūtŭi, 3, v. inch. n. [puteo],

to rot , putrefy , Cato R. R. 3, 4: quod si minus idoneae tempestates sint consecutae, putescere semina soleant, Varr. R. R. 1, 34, 1; Cic. Fin. 5, 13, 38; id. N. D. 2, 64, 160; id. Tusc. 1, 43, 102: cur Ajax putescit, Hor. S. 2, 3, 194; Cels. 2, 30 (al. putrescit): non aliā (muriā) quam qua Byzantia putuit orca, has become soaked , imbued with , Hor. S. 2, 4, 66.

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