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dē-flōresco , rui, 3,
I.v. n., to drop its blossoms; to fade, wither.
I. Lit.: “omne frumentum ... deflorescit,” Col. 2, 11 fin.; so in praes., id. 2, 10, 19; Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 286: “cum (faba) defloruit, exiguas (aquas) desiderat,” id. 18, 12, 30, § 120; so in the perf., Catull. 62, 43.—
II. Trop., to fade, decay, decline: “cum corporibus vigere et deflorescere animos,” Liv. 29, 4; cf.: “cum senecta res quoque defloruere,” id. 38, 53 fin.: “non talis, qualem tu eum jam deflorescentem cognovisti,” Cic. Brut. 92: “deliciae mature et celeriter deflorescunt,” id. Cael. 19.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Cicero, For Marcus Caelius, 19
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 18.120
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 29, 4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38, 53
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 2.10.19
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 2.11
    • Cicero, Brutus, 92
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