jugum
English
Etymology
Latin jugum (“yoke, ridge”).
Noun
jugum (plural jugums or juga)
- (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
- jugum penis
- jugum petrosum
- jugum sphenoidale
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
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