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, App. M. 3, p. 141, 1: venenum, of the laurel rose, supposed to be poisonous, id. ib. 3, p. 143, 20.
- II. Subst.
- A. rŏsārĭ-um, 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, ῤοδοπώλης, Gloss. Lat. Gr.