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Holcus
Holcus
See also: holcus
Translingual
Holcus lanatus
Proper noun
Holcus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the velvetgrasses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Pooideae - subfamily; Poeae - tribe; Holcinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Holcus lanatus - type species; Holcus annuus, Holcus azoricus, Holcus caespitosus, Holcus gayanus, Holcus grandiflorus, Holcus mollis, Holcus notarisii, Holcus rigidus, Holcus setiger, Holcus setiglumis - other species; Holcus x hybridus - nothospecies
holcus
holcus
See also: Holcus
Latin
Noun
holcus f (genitive holcī); second declension
- a sort of grain
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | holcus | holcī |
| genitive | holcī | holcōrum |
| dative | holcō | holcīs |
| accusative | holcum | holcōs |
| ablative | holcō | holcīs |
| vocative | holce | holcī |
References
- holcus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “holcus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.