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adjective greek

prōtŏtŏmus

fem. prōtŏtŏma · neut. prōtŏtŏmum
= πρωτότομος
that is cut off first; of the first cutting •
that is cut off first, of the first cutting: caules, the earliest cabbage - sprouts, Col. 10, 369 (cf. Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 137); so, coliculi, Mart. 14, 101.—
cabbages of the first cutting
As subst.: prō-tŏtŏmi, ōrum, m., cabbages of the first cutting, Mart. 10, 48, 16.
Perseus ID: n39167 Key: prototomus