jugum
English
A. Rachilla (the diminutive of rachis)
B. Pinnule
C. Jugary glands
D. Juga (plural of jugum)
E. Base of petiole
F. Petiolary gland
G. Rachis
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin jugum (“yoke, ridge”).
Noun
- (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
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 “jugum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Latin
Noun
jugum n (genitive jugī); second declension
- Alternative form of iugum
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| 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
- jugum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “jugum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin