rŏsārĭus, a, um, adj. [rosa], of roses, rose-.
I Adj. : absorptio, a drink flavored with roses , or something similar , Suet. Ner. 27 fin. dub.: auxilium, expected from drinking it , Ap. Met. 3, 27, 4; venenum, of the laurel rose , supposed to be poisonous, id. ib. 4, 3, 2.—
II Subst.
A rŏsārĭum , ii, n., a place planted with roses , a rose-garden; sing. , Col. 11, 2, 29. — More freq. plur., Prop. 4, 5, 59 (5, 5, 61); Verg. G. 4, 119; Ov. M. 15, 708; id. Tr. 5, 2, 23; Col. praef. § 27 al.—
B ‡ rŏsārĭus , ῥοδοπώλης, Gloss. Lat. Gr.