date (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Time of an event1. dies, ēi2. tempus, ŏris, n. (in most general sense)II. The fruit of the d. tree1. palmŭla, ae, f.2. bălănus, f. and m.3. căry̆ōta, f.4. dacty̆lus, Pall. • date (subs.): I. Time of an event: 1. dies, ēi: m. and f. (in pl. m. only): only when the date is a definite day: in a letter, not to put the d., in epistola diem non apponere, Cic.: the d. of your letter, dies literis tuis ascripta, Cic. 2. tempus, ŏris, n. (in most general sense): v. time, chronology: to learn by heart events and d.s, *res gestas atque tempora ediscere. Phr.: the d. of this event is uncertain, *parum constat inter auctores, est controversia inter scriptores, de anno quo haec res facta sit: of ancient d., vĕtŭs, ĕris: v. old: of recent d., rĕcens: v. recent. II. The fruit of the d. tree: 1. palmŭla, ae, f.: Varr. 2. bălănus, f. and m.: Plin. 3. căry̆ōta, f.: and căry̆ōtis, ĭdis, f.: Varr. 4. dacty̆lus, Pall.: the tree, phoenix, īcis, f., Plin.; palma: Plin.