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sēmĭnārĭum, ii, v. seminarius, II.

sēmĭnārĭus, a, um.

  1. I. Adj. [semen], of or belonging to seed: seminarium pilum, for bruising seed, Cato, R. R. 10, 5.
  2. II. Subst.: sēmĭnārĭum, ii, n., a nursery, nursery-garden, seed-plot, seminary.
    1. A. Lit., Plin. 18, 27, 71, § 295; Cato, R. R. 46; 48; Varr. R. R. 1, 29; Col. 5, 6, 1; 11, 2, 16; 11, 2, 30; id. Arb. 1, 3; 2, 1 et saep.
    2. B. Trop. (class.): seminarium rei publicae, Cic. Off. 1, 17, 54: fons et seminarium triumphorum, id. Pis. 40, 97: Catilinarium, id. Cat. 2, 10, 23; so, judicum (veterani), id. Phil. 13, 2, 3: senatūs (equites), Liv. 42, 61, 5: exiguum militum, id. 6, 12: hostilis exercitus (Hispania), Flor. 2, 6, 38: ducum, Curt. 8, 6, 6: dulce hilaritatis (vinum), Varr. ap. Non. 28, 22: scelerum omnium (Bacchanalia), Liv. 39 epit.: omnium malorum, App. Mag. 74, p. 321, 30: rixarum, Hier. Ep. 27, 2: repudii, id. in Helv. 20.

sēmĭno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [semen], to sow (rare; not in Cic.; syn.: sero, planto).

  1. I. Lit.: adoreum, triticum, hordeum, etc., Col. 2, 8, 1; 2, 8, 3; 2, 9, 15; 2, 9, 16: agrum, id. 2, 4 fin.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. To beget, engender, procreate: alter decumo post mense nascetur puer quam seminatus est, Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 20: armenta, Col. 6, 24, 1; 6, 24, 3; 6, 37, 4 sq.
      2. * 2. Of plants, to bring forth, produce: viscum quod non sua seminat arbos, Verg. A. 6, 206.
  2. II. Trop.: cultum dei per terram, to plant, propagate, disseminate, Lact. 4, 10, 3; 1, 22, 26; 4, 25, 2.