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Vertumnus
/ vɜːˈtʌmnəs /
noun
- a Roman god of gardens, orchards, and seasonal change
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Vertumnus1
from Latin, from vertere to turn, change
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Example Sentences
Vertumnus and Pomona were also Roman deities and presided over orchards and gardens.
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At last the resourceful Vertumnus hit upon the plan that brought him well-earned success.
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Vertumnus presided over the seasons; he was the husband of Pomona.
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Vertumnus is generally represented crowned with wheat-sheaves, and bearing in his hand a cornucopia.
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Vertumnus, enamored of her charms, did his best to make her change her mind, but she would not even listen to his pleadings.
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