adjective

lăpĭdōsus

fem. lăpĭdōsa · neut. lăpĭdōsum

full of stones, stony

full of stones, stony.

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Lit.: lapidosa terra, Varr. R. R. 1, 9: montes, Ov. M. 1, 44: ager, id. ib. 8, 799: fluvius, id. ib. 15, 23.—

hard as stone, stony by extension ••

Transf., hard as stone, stony: panis, Hor. S. 1, 5, 91: corna, Verg. G. 2, 34: genus pirorum, Pall. 3, 25, 1; 3, 25, 6: gemma, Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 145: chiragra, Pers. 5, 58.—Comp.: est lapidosius, Plin. 34, 12, 30, § 120.

Perseus ID: n25844 Key: lapidosus