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Meaning of venenum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

[wɛˈneː.nũː]

Definitions

a potion, juice
declension-2
poison, venom
declension-2
Equivalent to 'poison': A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.

Equivalents

English poison

Examples

“… falcibus et messae ad lūnam quaeruntur aēnīs”

And ripening herbs are brought out, having been reaped with bronze sickles at [the optimal] moon [phase], ill-omened with their milky venom.

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

vēneō vēneō < vēnum eō veneratio veneratione venerationem venerationes

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