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morus

morus, foolish, silly

morus2, a mulberry-tree

mōrus, a, um, adj., = μωρός, foolish, silly (Plautin.).
  • I Adj.: amor mores hominum moros et morosos facit, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 43 (669): ut hoc utimur more moro molestoque, id. Men. 4, 2, 1 (571).—
  • II Subst.
    • A mōrus, i, m., a fool, simpleton: morus es, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 78 (673).—
    • B mōra, ae, f., a foolish woman, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 17 (370).— Hence, adv.: mōrē, foolishly (Plautin.): more hoc fit atque stulte, Plaut. Stich. 5, 1, 1 (641).
mōrus, i, f., = μῶρα or μορέα,
  • a mulberry-tree: arbor ibi, niveis uberrima pomis, Ardua morus erat, Ov. M. 4, 89; cf. Plin. 16, 18, 30, § 74.

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