A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Mine (Eng.noun), pit: fodina,-ae (s.f.I), abl. sg. fodina: a pit, mine; (medieval) minera,-ae (s.f.I), q.v.; see pit; see stone-quarry;

- Aeraria,-ae (s.f.I), a copper mine; a copper refinery, copper works (Glare) [> L. aerarius,-a,-um (adj.A), q.v., > aes, gen. sg. aeris (s.n.III), copper, also brass, bronze].

- Arenaria,-ae (s.f.I) (s.c. fodina), a sand-pit.

- Arenarium,-ii (s.n.II), abl.sg. arenario: a sand-pit.

- Arenifodina,-ae (s.f.I): a sand-pit.

- Fodina argenti, silver mine.

- Argentaria,-ae (s.f.I) (s.c. fodina), a silver mine.

- Miniaria,-ae (s.f.I), or miniarium,-ii (s.n.II): a cinnabar mine.

- Fodina argenti, silver mine.

- Auri-fodina,-ae (s.f.I), a goldmine (aurum,-i (s.n.II), gold).

- Salifodina,-ae (s.f.I): salt-pit or –quarry, a salt-working.

- Sulphuraria,-ae (s.f.I): a sulphur mine or quarry [> L. sulphur,-uris (s.n.III)].

NOTE: Minas Gerais (Brasilia), ‘minas’ is the plural of mina, a mine [> Medieval Latin mina,-ae (s.f.I), a mine]. ‘Gerais’ is Portuguese for ‘general,’ hence Minas Gerais is the ‘general mines,’ from the former name of the colonial province “Minas dos Matos Gerais,” perhaps “general mines of the woods;”

- (moss) Patria. Brasilia in Minis Generalibus: Martius (Mueller), native land: Brasilia in the general mines (Minae Generales): Martius [collector].

- (moss) Patria. Brasilia, Villa Rica in Minis generalibus [sic]: Martius, Aprili (Mueller), native land: Brasilia in Minae generales: Martius [collector], in April.

NOTE: (British) Medieval Latin: mina,-ae (s.f.I) was used for ‘mine;’ as also minera,-ae (s.f.I), as were other words such as minea,-ae (s.f.I), mineria,-ae (s.f.I) (Latham).

NOTE: mina,-ae (s.f.I), ‘mine;’ in (British) Medieval Latin may also mean ‘mineral,’ see minerale,-is (s.n.III);

mina,-ae (s.f.) alba (adj.A), “carbonate of lead, ‘wheatstone’ (Latham)

mina,-ae (s.f.I) nigra (adj.A), also minera,-ae (s.f.I) alba: “sulphide of lead, galena” (Latham).

mine: see meus (m.), mea (f.).