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“turf” in Latin
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
turf s.
cespes (a spot covered with turf, a grass-plot; also a tuft of grass, with the earth in which it grows): herba (young, tender grass, on which one may lie). Fresh turf, cespes vivus: to cut turf, cespitem circumcidere (Caes., B.G., 5, 42): to lie on the turf, se abjicere in herba (not in herbam): a seat of turf, sedile cespite obductum; sedne e or de cespite vivo factum; sedile gramineum.
turf v.
cespitem ponere rei: congerere rem cespite: *cespite obducere (to cover with turf).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for turf?
- The usual Latin words for “turf” are caespes, herba. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.