noun

vīmen

gen. vīmĭnis · gender neuter · decl. 3rd

a pliant twig; a switch; withe

a pliant twig, a switch, withe, osier, etc.

Lit., Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 5; Caes. B. G. 2, 33; 7, 73; id. B. C. 1, 54; 2, 2; Verg. E. 2, 72; id. A. 6, 137; Tib. 2, 3, 15; Ov. M. 6, 345 al.—

by extension

A set; slip;

A set, slip; of willow, Col. 4, 30, 3.—

The staff; wand of Mercury

The staff or wand of Mercury, Stat. Th. 2, 30.—

Woven work; a basket •

Woven work, esp. a basket: quernum, Ov. M. 12, 436: breve Picenorum, Mart. 4, 88, 7.

Perseus ID: n50947 Key: vimen