Padus

American  

[pey-duhs] / ˈpeɪ dəs /

noun

1. ancient name of Po.

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Padus British  

/ ˈpeɪdəs /

noun

1. the Latin name for the Po 2

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Example Sentences

The colonies upon the Padus left many memorials of their original; especially those, who were from the Caphtorim of Palestina.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) by Bryant, Jacob

But it is doubtful whether Latin rights would have been given to the towns between the Padus and the Alps.

From A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by Greenidge, A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones)

Long before its termination Alnus incana, Prunus Padus, and Populus tremula, were no more to be seen.

From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland by Linn?, Carl von

The little river Athesis, north of the Padus, flows into the Adriatic.

From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Pennell, Robert Franklin

As at present constituted it contains all those trees which were formerly and in many places still are included under the generic titles of Amygdalus, Persica, Cerasus, Padus, &c.

From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Cook, Ernest Thomas