ēdŭcātĭo
ōnis, f.
I.
a breeding, rearing, training, bringing up, education (good prose).
I.
Of men, Cic. de Or. 3, 31, 124; id. Leg. 3, 13; Quint. 1, 1, 21; 1, 2, 6; Tac. A. 3, 52; id. G. 20 et saep.—
II.
Transf.
A.
Of animals, Cic. Fin. 3, 19; id. Rosc. Am. 22 fin.; Col. 7, 12, 11; 8, 11, 1.—
B.
Of plants, Plin. 16, 25, 39, § 94; Macr. S. 1, 7.