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Metellarum Noun: feminine genitive plural of metella

Metellarum Proper-name adjective: feminine genitive plural of Metellus

See Metellarum in Morpho

mĕtella, ae, f. (prob. adj., sc. machina),
  • a basket filled with stones, which the besieged threw down on the heads of the besiegers (post-class.): ut de ligno crates facerent, quas metellas vocaverunt, lapidibusque complerent, etc. (al. metilas, medullas, metulas), Veg. Mil. 4, 6.

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