triens
/trahy-enz/US // ˈtraɪ ɛnz //
三方,三人组,三角洲,三人
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural tri·en·tes [trahy-en-teez]. /traɪˈɛn tiz/.
- : a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- : tremissis.
Examples
The generic name is from the Latin triens, and is in allusion to the height of the plant, which is the third part of a foot.
From him letters are to hand upon the disposal of four chests of silver triens in London.
A drinking-vessel holding one third of a sextarius (OLD triens 3).
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