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Flōra, ae, f. [flos, v. flo],

  1. I. the goddess of flowers, whose festival was celebrated on the 28th of April, often with unbridled license, Ov. F. 5, 195 sq.; Lact. 1, 20, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; id. L. L. 5, §§ 45, 74; Lucr. 5, 739; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36; Tac. A. 2, 49; Mart. 1, 1, 1: omnia Florae aulaea, Juv. 14, 262 al.
  2. II. Derivv.
    1. * A. Flōrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Flora: apud M. Catonem in re Floria ita scriptum, respecting the festival of Flora, Gell. 9, 12, 7.
      More freq.,
    2. B. Flōrālis, e, adj.
      1. 1. Of or belonging to Flora, Floral: flamen, Varr. L. L. 7, § 45: joci, Lact. 1, 20, 6; Sen. Ep. 97, p. 80 Bip.
      2. 2. Of or belonging to the festival of Flora, of the Floralia: sacrum, Ov. F. 4, 947: dignissima tuba Florali matrona, Juv. 6, 250: ludi, Inscr. Orell. 2545.
        In plur. subst.: Flōrālĭa, ium and ōrum, n., the festival of Flora: Florae ludi Floralia instituti, Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Quint. 1, 5, 52: (prisci) Floralia IIII. Kal. Mai. instituerunt urbis anno DXIII. ex oraculis Sibyllae, ut omnia bene deflorescerent, Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 286: Varro Floralium, non Floraliorum ait, cum non ludos Florales illic, sed ipsum festum, Floralia, significaret, Macr. S. 1, 4, 14; Pers. 5, 178: solenni Floraliorum die, Just. 43, 4, 6.
        Hence,
      3. 2. Flō-rālĭcĭus or -tĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the feast of Flora: et Floralicias lasset arena feras, i. e. designed for the combats exhibited during the festival of Flora, Mart. 8, 67, 4.
      1. 1. * flōrālĭa, ium, n. [flos], a flowergarden, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 4.

Flōrĭānus, i, m., a Roman surname. Esp., M. Annius, half-brother of the emperor Tacitus, after whose death he usurped the empire, A. D. 276, but after a few weeks met an obscure death at Tarsus, Aur. Vict. Caes. 36, 37; Eutr. 9, 10; v. esp. Vop. Flor.

flōrĭcŏmus, a, um, adj. [flos + coma], crowned with flowers: Aetna, Aus. Ep. 4, 49: ver, Avien. Arat. 1000.

flōrĭdē, adv., v. floridus fin.

* flōrĭdŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [floridus], somewhat blooming: ore floridulo nitens, Cat. 61, 193.

flōrĭdus, a, um, adj. [flos], full of or abounding with flowers, flowery (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

  1. I. Lit.: hydrauli hortabere, ut audiat voces potius quam Platonis? expones, quae spectet, florida et varia? Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 43: serta, garlands of flowers, Ov. F. 6, 312: prata, Lucr. 5, 785; cf. Hybla, Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 38.
    1. B. Transf., of color, lively, gay, bright: colores, Plin. 35, 6, 12, § 30; 35, 10, 36, § 97.
  2. II. Trop., blooming, beautiful: puellula, Cat. 61, 57; cf.: Galatea Floridior prato, longa procerior alno, Ov. M. 13, 790: aetas, the bloom of youth, Cat. 68, 16; cf.: novitas mundi, Lucr. 5, 943: florida et vegeta forma, Suet. Galb. 20: Demetrius Phalereus est floridior, ut ita dicam, quam Hyperides, flowery, florid, Cic. Brut. 82, 285; cf.: tertium (dicendi genus) alii medium ex duobus, alii floridum (namque id ἀνθηρὸν appellant) addiderunt, Quint. 12, 10, 58: floridius genus (scriptorum), id. 2, 5, 18: oratio, id. 8, 3, 74: floridissimus tui sermonis afflatus, Aus. Ep. 17: floridior in declamando quam in agendo, Sen. Contr. 4 praef. 5.
    Adv.: flōrĭde, with flowers, brightly: depicta vestis, App. M. 11 fin.: ecclesia clarius ac floridius enituit, Lact. Mort. Pers. 3.

flōrĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. [flos + fero], bearing flowers, flowery (poet.): saltus, Lucr. 3, 11: labor, Luc. 9, 290 (v. floriger).

‡ flōrĭfertum dictum, quod eo die spicae feruntur ad sacrarium, Paul. ex Fest. p. 91, 10 Müll.; cf.: FLORIFERTVM, ἀνθοφορία, Gloss. Labb.

* flōrĭgĕnus, a, um, adj. [flos + gigno], producing blossoms, blossoming, poet. of the first hairs of the beard: malae, Poët. in Anth. Lat. II. p. 633 ed. Burm.

flōrĭger, gĕra, gĕrum, adj. [flos+gero], flower-bearing, flowery (post-class. and poet.): labor, Luc. 9, 290 (Weber, al. florifer): sedes, i. e. the garden of Eden, Sedul. 2, 2; Venant. Carm. 3, 9, 1.

* flōrĭlĕgus, a, um, adj. [flos+lego], flower-culling: apes, Ov. M. 15, 366.

* flōrĭpărus, a, um, adj. [flos+pario], producing flowers: ver, Aus. Idyll. 12, 1.

* flōrĭtĭo, ōnis, f. [floreo], a blossoming, flowering, Hier. Homil. 2, in Cantic.

Flōrĭus, a, um, v. Flora, II. A.