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Jugum
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Ju′gum
(jū′gŭm)
, Noun.
pl. L.
Juga
(jū′gȧ)
, E. Jugums
(#)
. [L., a yoke, ridge.]
(Bot.)
(a)
One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
(b)
A pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.
Definition 2024
jugum
jugum
English
Noun
jugum (plural jugums or juga)
- (botany) One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
- (botany) A pair of opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.
Related terms
Latin
Noun
jugum n (genitive jugī); second declension
- Alternative form of iugum
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | jugum | juga |
| genitive | jugī | jugōrum |
| dative | jugō | jugīs |
| accusative | jugum | juga |
| ablative | jugō | jugīs |
| vocative | jugum | juga |
References
- jugum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “jugum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- jugum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin