Meaning of flos | Babel Free

Definitions

1. flower, blossom
   declension-3
2. the best kind or part of something
   declension-3, figuratively
3. the prime; best state of things
   declension-3, figuratively
4. an ornament or embellishment
   declension-3, figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“ferte deae flōrēs: gaudet flōrentibus herbīs haec dea”

Bring flowers for the goddess; this goddess takes pleasure in flowering plants.

“Invitent croceis [apes] halantes floribus horti Et custos furum atque avium cum falce saligna”

May gardens bright, fragrant with flower, lure them [the bees] and Hellespontian Priap with his willow scythe the robbing bee and the birds keep away.

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