induviae

English

Etymology

From Latin induviae (clothes), from induō (I put on). See indue.

Noun

induviae pl (plural only)

  1. (botany) persistent portions of a calyx or corolla
  2. (botany) leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time

Derived terms

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for induviae”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Latin

Etymology

From induō. Compare exuviae.

Pronunciation

Noun

induviae f pl (genitive induviārum); first declension

  1. (Plautinian, Prudentian, very rare) clothes
    Synonyms: indūmenta, vestītus, vestīmenta

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative induviae
genitive induviārum
dative induviīs
accusative induviās
ablative induviīs
vocative induviae

References

  • induviae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • induviae in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • induviae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press