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planta, ae, f. [for plancta; cf. plānus; root v. plango].

  1. I. Any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species, a sprout, shoot, twig, sprig, sucker, graft, scion, slip, cutting, Varr. R. R. 1, 55: malleoli, plantae, sarmenta, viviradices, propagines, Cic. Sen. 15, 52; Verg. G. 2, 23.
    1. B. A young tree, a shrub that may be transplanted, a set, slip, Ov. R. Am. 193: plantas ex seminario transferre in aliud, Plin. 17, 11, 14, § 75: plantae sinapis primā hieme translatae, Col. 11, 3, 29: thymi novellas plantas disponere, id. 11. 3, 40: puteusque brevis … in tenuis plantas facile diffunditur haustu, Juv. 3, 227: planta, quam quis in solo nostro posuerit, Gai. Inst. 2, 74 (but not used in the general sense of a plant, for which, in class. Lat.: res quae gignitur e terrā, etc., Cic. Fin. 4, 5, 13; v. Madv. ad loc., and Krebs, Antibarb. p. 890).
  2. II. A sole, sole of the foot: ah! tibi ne teneras glacies secet aspera plantas, Verg. E. 10, 49: citae, Ov. M. 10, 591: cubitales, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 24: pedum plantae, Verg. A. 8, 458: mihi summa licet contingere sidera plantis, Prop. 1, 8, 43: plantā duci, to be dragged by the heel, Juv. 5, 125: tremulis insistere plantis, id. 6, 96: assequi plantā, in the course, Sil. 13, 246: certamina plantae, a race, id. 16, 458: quadrupedem planta fodiens, i. e. calcaribus, id. 6, 212: exsurgere in plantas, Sen. Ep. 111, 3: quid enim velocis gloria plantae Praestat, Juv. 13, 98: plantā magnā calcor, id. 3, 247.
    Prov.: sutorem supra plantam ascendere vetuit (like ultra crepidam), Val. Max. 8, 12 fin.

plantāgo, ĭnis, f., a plantain, Plin. 25, 8, 39, § 80.

plantāris, e, adj. [planta].

  1. I. Of or belonging to sets; subst.: plantārĭa, ĭum, n. plur., sets, slips, or young trees, Verg. G. 2, 27: plantaria transferuntur, Plin. 21, 10, 34, § 60: non Epicurum Suspicit exigui laetum plantaribus horti, trees, plants, Juv. 13, 123.
    1. B. Transf., the hair, Pers. 4, 39.
  2. II. Of or belonging to the sole of the foot (poet.); of Mercury: summa pedum propere plantaribus alligat alis, Stat. Th. 1, 304.
    Subst.: plantārĭa, ium, winged shoes or sandals: aërii plantaria vellet Perseos, Val. Fl. 1, 67.

1. plantārĭum, ii, n. [planta], a nurserygarden, nursery: plantaria instituunt anniculasque transferunt, et iterum bimas, Plin. 13, 4, 8, § 37: caedua, id. 17, 20, 34, § 149.

2. plantārĭum, ii, n. [planta], the sole of the foot: quod tamen de plantario ferri orietur (statua), Vulg. Dan. 2, 41.

plantātĭo, ōnis, f. [planto].

  1. I. A setting, planting, transplanting (post-Aug.), Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 17.
  2. II. A plant set out or transplanted (late Lat.), Vulg. Isa. 17, 10; id. Matt. 15, 13.

plantātor, ōris, m. [planto], a setter, planter, transplanter (late Lat.), Aug. Ep. 89; 112.