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1 flōrēns
flōrēns entis, adj. with comp. and sup. [P. of floreo], blooming, flowering, in bloom: cytisus, V.: herbae, V.— Abounding in flowers, flowery: Hymettus, O.— Shining, bright: catervae aere, V.— Fig., flourishing, prosperous, in the prime, in repute, excellent: quos ego florentīs sine ferro viceram: auctor florentissimus, S.: adulescens, Cs.: gratiā: Ambo aetatibus, V.—Plur. as subst, the prosperous, N.—Of things: res p. florentissima: modus nullus est florentior, etc.: fortuna imperatoris: florentissimis rebus domos relinquere, Cs.: florentīs res suas cum Iugurthae perditis miscere, S.: opes, L.: florente iuventā Fervidus, H.: aetate formāque, in youthful beauty, Ta.* * *florentis (gen.), florentior -or -us, florentissimus -a -um ADJblooming/in bloom, flowering; flowery, bright/shining; flourishing, prosperous -
2 florentes
flōrĕo, ŭi, 2, v. n. [flos], to bloom, blossom, flower (class.; esp. freq. in the trop. sense; cf.: floresco, vigeo).I.Lit.:B.per terras frondent atque omnia florent,
Lucr. 5, 214: florere omnia, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69:haec arbor una (lentiscus) ter floret,
Cic. Div. 1, 9, 16:possetne uno tempore florere, deinde vicissim horrere terra?
id. N. D. 2, 7, 19:imputata floret usque vinea,
Hor. Epod. 16, 44:vinea, segetes,
Ov. F. 5, 263 sq.:narcisso floreat alnus,
Verg. E. 8, 52:florentes ferulae,
id. ib. 10, 25.— Poet.:si bene floreat annus,
Ov. F. 5, 327.—Transf.1.(Acc. to flos, I. B.) Of wine, to froth:2.si vinum florere incipiet,
Col. 12, 30, 1:vina quoque in magnis operose condita cellis Florent,
Ov. F. 5, 270.—To get the first downy beard:3.libat florentes haec tibi prima (dies) genas,
Mart. 3, 6, 4.—To be filled with, to abound with any thing (ante-class. and poet.): mare velis florere videres, Cato ap. Charis. p. 185; cf.:4.mare velivolis florebat puppibus,
Lucr. 5, 1442; cf.:hinc laetas urbes pueris florere videmus,
id. 1, 255 Lachm.:Hybla multis thymis,
Ov. P. 2, 7, 26:jam pridem regio... undat equis floretque viris,
Val. Fl. 1, 547.—To bloom, i. e. to be bright with varied colors:5.pampineo gravidus autumno Floret ager, of the ripening fruits,
Verg. G. 2, 6;of an army on the march: variis floret via discolor armis,
Val. Fl. 5, 565; cf.:floret cristatus exercitus undique turmis,
Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 133.—To be bright (cf. P. a. infra):II.lumina floruisse,
Tert. Apol. 11:caelum luminibus floruisset,
id. adv. Marc. 4, 42.—Trop., to be in a flourishing or prosperous condition, to flourish, be in good repute, to be eminent, distinguished, etc.; constr. with the abl. and absol.A.Of persons and animate things.(α).With abl.:(β).in sua patria multis virtutibus ac beneficiis floruit princeps,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 49, § 128:privatis officiis et ingenii laude floruit,
id. de Or. 3, 2, 7:omni genere virtutis,
id. Brut. 7, 28:cum acumine ingenii tum admirabili quodam lepore dicendi,
id. Ac. 2, 6, 16:honoribus et rerum gestarum gloriā,
id. de Or. 1, 1, 1:gratiā, auctoritate, gloriā,
id. Fam. 4, 13, 2:laudibus,
id. ib. 9, 14, 2:nobilitate discipulorum,
id. de Or. 3, 35, 141:omnibus copiis (Crotoniatae),
id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:tria genera dicendi, quibus quidam floruerunt,
id. Or. 5, 20.—With in and abl.:(γ).in re militari Epaminondas,
Nep. Epam. 5:ille vir, qui in Curia, in Rostris, in re publica floruisset, etc.,
Cic. Cael. 24, 59:in foro,
id. Ac. 2, 1, 1:in sententis senatoriis et in omni actione atque administratione rei publicae,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 2:in senectute,
id. Lael. 1, 4.—Absol.:B.ergo in Graecia musici floruerunt,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 2, 4; id. Ac. 2, 6, 16; cf.:floret Epicurus,
id. Off. 3, 33, 116:qui inter illos florebas,
id. Quint. 26, 80:cum multis simul floruit,
Quint. 3, 1, 9:floruit circa Philippum,
id. 12, 10. 6:circum tribus actis impiger annis Floret equus,
is in his bloom, prime, Lucr. 5, 884.—Of inanim. and abstr. things.(α).With abl.:(β).illa vetus (Graecia), quae quondam opibus, imperio, gloria floruit, hoc uno malo concidit,
Cic. Fl. 7, 16: familia, quae postea viris fortissimis floruit. id. Phil. 9, 2, 4:doctissimorum hominum familiaritates, quibus semper domus nostra floruit,
id. N. D. 1, 3, 6; id. Font. 14, 31:meus ad urbem accessus incredibili hominum multitudine et gratulatione florebat,
id. Sest. 63, 131:aliquid floret laudibus,
Lucr. 5, 1279.—Absol.:A.quae (magna Graecia) nunc quidem deleta est, tunc florebat,
Cic. Lael. 4, 13:quae familia admodum floruit,
Suet. Ner. 6:quorum auctoritas maxime florebat,
Cic. Rep. 2, 34:gloria generis floret,
id. Fl. 11, 25:verborum vetus interit aetas, Et juvenum ritu florent modo nata vigentque,
Hor. A. P. 62:aetherii dono cessere parentes Aeternum florere genas,
to shine in perpetual bloom, perpetual youth, Stat. Th. 1, 705.—Hence, flō-rens, entis, P. a.Lit., shining, glistening, glittering, bright ( poet. and in postclass. prose):2.Ennius et Lucretius florere dicunt omne quod nitidum est,
Serv. Verg. A. 7, 804:lucernarum florentia lumina flammis,
Lucr. 4, 450; so,smaragdi arcano igne,
Stat. Th. 2, 276:postes arcano lumine,
id. ib. 1, 210:catervae aere,
Verg. A. 7, 804:exercitus insignibus argenteis et aureis,
Gell. 5, 5, 2.—Abounding in flowers:B. 1.vertice de summo semper florentis Hymetti,
Ov. M. 7, 702.— Subst.: florens, ntis, f., a garland:do hanc tibi florentem florenti,
Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 18 (cf. B. 1. b infra).—Of animate things.(α).With abl.:(β).complecti hominem florentem aetate, opibus, honoribus, ingenio, liberis, propinquis, affinibus, amicis,
Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 2:gratia atque hospitiis florens hominum nobilissimorum,
id. Rosc. Am. 6, 15:regina Berenice florens aetate formaque,
Tac. H. 2, 81; cf.:ambo florentes aetatibus,
Verg. E. 7, 4.—Absol.:2.qui te beatum, qui florentem putas,
Cic. Par. 2, 18:quos ego florentis atque integros sine ferro viceram,
id. Planc. 35, 86:oratores florentes et leviter ornati,
id. Or. 6, 20:florens et illustris adolescens,
Caes. B. G. 7, 32, 4: exorta semper florentis Homeri species, Enn. ap. Lucr. 1, 124.— Plur. as subst.: flōrentes, um, the prosperous (opp. afflicti), Nep. Att. 11, 4.—Of inanim. and abstr. things.(α).With abl.:(β).florentes viribus anni,
Sil. 1, 226; so,anni vigore,
Petr. 132:animus vino,
joyous, Gell. 6, 13, 4.—Absol.:(majores nostri) ex minima tenuissimaque re publica maximam et florentissimam nobis reliquerunt,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 18, 50; cf.:civitas (Ubiorum) ampla atque florens,
Caes. B. G. 4, 3, 3:invidetur praestanti florentique fortunae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 52, 210:florens amicitia (opp. afflicta),
id. Quint. 30, 93:quod eo consilio florentissimis rebus domos suas Helvetii reliquissent, uti, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 30, 3; cf.:neu florentes res suas cum Jugurthae perditis misceret,
Sall. J. 83, 1:florentes Etruscorum opes,
Liv. 1, 2, 3:florentissima Samnitium castra,
Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72:equus florenti aetate,
Lucr. 5, 1074:aevo florente puellae,
id. 3, 1008; cf.:adhuc florente juventa Fervidus,
Hor. A. P. 115:florentissima ejus erat aetas,
Liv. 30, 12, 17: nostrum opus tibi probari laetor: ex quo anthê ipsa posuisti, quae mihi florentiora sunt visa tuo judicio, Cic. Att. 16, 11, 1; cf.:modus nullus est florentior in singulis verbis (quam translatio),
id. de Or. 3, 41, 166; id. Or. 27, 96:oratio florentissima,
Gell. 15, 28, 5; cf.also: florentis facundiae homo,
id. 19, 9, 2 — Adv.: flōrenter, flourishingly, famously (late Lat.): florentissime docet, i. e. with great repute, celebrity, Hier. Chron. Euseb. an. 358. -
3 floreo
flōrĕo, ŭi, 2, v. n. [flos], to bloom, blossom, flower (class.; esp. freq. in the trop. sense; cf.: floresco, vigeo).I.Lit.:B.per terras frondent atque omnia florent,
Lucr. 5, 214: florere omnia, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69:haec arbor una (lentiscus) ter floret,
Cic. Div. 1, 9, 16:possetne uno tempore florere, deinde vicissim horrere terra?
id. N. D. 2, 7, 19:imputata floret usque vinea,
Hor. Epod. 16, 44:vinea, segetes,
Ov. F. 5, 263 sq.:narcisso floreat alnus,
Verg. E. 8, 52:florentes ferulae,
id. ib. 10, 25.— Poet.:si bene floreat annus,
Ov. F. 5, 327.—Transf.1.(Acc. to flos, I. B.) Of wine, to froth:2.si vinum florere incipiet,
Col. 12, 30, 1:vina quoque in magnis operose condita cellis Florent,
Ov. F. 5, 270.—To get the first downy beard:3.libat florentes haec tibi prima (dies) genas,
Mart. 3, 6, 4.—To be filled with, to abound with any thing (ante-class. and poet.): mare velis florere videres, Cato ap. Charis. p. 185; cf.:4.mare velivolis florebat puppibus,
Lucr. 5, 1442; cf.:hinc laetas urbes pueris florere videmus,
id. 1, 255 Lachm.:Hybla multis thymis,
Ov. P. 2, 7, 26:jam pridem regio... undat equis floretque viris,
Val. Fl. 1, 547.—To bloom, i. e. to be bright with varied colors:5.pampineo gravidus autumno Floret ager, of the ripening fruits,
Verg. G. 2, 6;of an army on the march: variis floret via discolor armis,
Val. Fl. 5, 565; cf.:floret cristatus exercitus undique turmis,
Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 133.—To be bright (cf. P. a. infra):II.lumina floruisse,
Tert. Apol. 11:caelum luminibus floruisset,
id. adv. Marc. 4, 42.—Trop., to be in a flourishing or prosperous condition, to flourish, be in good repute, to be eminent, distinguished, etc.; constr. with the abl. and absol.A.Of persons and animate things.(α).With abl.:(β).in sua patria multis virtutibus ac beneficiis floruit princeps,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 49, § 128:privatis officiis et ingenii laude floruit,
id. de Or. 3, 2, 7:omni genere virtutis,
id. Brut. 7, 28:cum acumine ingenii tum admirabili quodam lepore dicendi,
id. Ac. 2, 6, 16:honoribus et rerum gestarum gloriā,
id. de Or. 1, 1, 1:gratiā, auctoritate, gloriā,
id. Fam. 4, 13, 2:laudibus,
id. ib. 9, 14, 2:nobilitate discipulorum,
id. de Or. 3, 35, 141:omnibus copiis (Crotoniatae),
id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:tria genera dicendi, quibus quidam floruerunt,
id. Or. 5, 20.—With in and abl.:(γ).in re militari Epaminondas,
Nep. Epam. 5:ille vir, qui in Curia, in Rostris, in re publica floruisset, etc.,
Cic. Cael. 24, 59:in foro,
id. Ac. 2, 1, 1:in sententis senatoriis et in omni actione atque administratione rei publicae,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 2:in senectute,
id. Lael. 1, 4.—Absol.:B.ergo in Graecia musici floruerunt,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 2, 4; id. Ac. 2, 6, 16; cf.:floret Epicurus,
id. Off. 3, 33, 116:qui inter illos florebas,
id. Quint. 26, 80:cum multis simul floruit,
Quint. 3, 1, 9:floruit circa Philippum,
id. 12, 10. 6:circum tribus actis impiger annis Floret equus,
is in his bloom, prime, Lucr. 5, 884.—Of inanim. and abstr. things.(α).With abl.:(β).illa vetus (Graecia), quae quondam opibus, imperio, gloria floruit, hoc uno malo concidit,
Cic. Fl. 7, 16: familia, quae postea viris fortissimis floruit. id. Phil. 9, 2, 4:doctissimorum hominum familiaritates, quibus semper domus nostra floruit,
id. N. D. 1, 3, 6; id. Font. 14, 31:meus ad urbem accessus incredibili hominum multitudine et gratulatione florebat,
id. Sest. 63, 131:aliquid floret laudibus,
Lucr. 5, 1279.—Absol.:A.quae (magna Graecia) nunc quidem deleta est, tunc florebat,
Cic. Lael. 4, 13:quae familia admodum floruit,
Suet. Ner. 6:quorum auctoritas maxime florebat,
Cic. Rep. 2, 34:gloria generis floret,
id. Fl. 11, 25:verborum vetus interit aetas, Et juvenum ritu florent modo nata vigentque,
Hor. A. P. 62:aetherii dono cessere parentes Aeternum florere genas,
to shine in perpetual bloom, perpetual youth, Stat. Th. 1, 705.—Hence, flō-rens, entis, P. a.Lit., shining, glistening, glittering, bright ( poet. and in postclass. prose):2.Ennius et Lucretius florere dicunt omne quod nitidum est,
Serv. Verg. A. 7, 804:lucernarum florentia lumina flammis,
Lucr. 4, 450; so,smaragdi arcano igne,
Stat. Th. 2, 276:postes arcano lumine,
id. ib. 1, 210:catervae aere,
Verg. A. 7, 804:exercitus insignibus argenteis et aureis,
Gell. 5, 5, 2.—Abounding in flowers:B. 1.vertice de summo semper florentis Hymetti,
Ov. M. 7, 702.— Subst.: florens, ntis, f., a garland:do hanc tibi florentem florenti,
Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 18 (cf. B. 1. b infra).—Of animate things.(α).With abl.:(β).complecti hominem florentem aetate, opibus, honoribus, ingenio, liberis, propinquis, affinibus, amicis,
Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 2:gratia atque hospitiis florens hominum nobilissimorum,
id. Rosc. Am. 6, 15:regina Berenice florens aetate formaque,
Tac. H. 2, 81; cf.:ambo florentes aetatibus,
Verg. E. 7, 4.—Absol.:2.qui te beatum, qui florentem putas,
Cic. Par. 2, 18:quos ego florentis atque integros sine ferro viceram,
id. Planc. 35, 86:oratores florentes et leviter ornati,
id. Or. 6, 20:florens et illustris adolescens,
Caes. B. G. 7, 32, 4: exorta semper florentis Homeri species, Enn. ap. Lucr. 1, 124.— Plur. as subst.: flōrentes, um, the prosperous (opp. afflicti), Nep. Att. 11, 4.—Of inanim. and abstr. things.(α).With abl.:(β).florentes viribus anni,
Sil. 1, 226; so,anni vigore,
Petr. 132:animus vino,
joyous, Gell. 6, 13, 4.—Absol.:(majores nostri) ex minima tenuissimaque re publica maximam et florentissimam nobis reliquerunt,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 18, 50; cf.:civitas (Ubiorum) ampla atque florens,
Caes. B. G. 4, 3, 3:invidetur praestanti florentique fortunae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 52, 210:florens amicitia (opp. afflicta),
id. Quint. 30, 93:quod eo consilio florentissimis rebus domos suas Helvetii reliquissent, uti, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 30, 3; cf.:neu florentes res suas cum Jugurthae perditis misceret,
Sall. J. 83, 1:florentes Etruscorum opes,
Liv. 1, 2, 3:florentissima Samnitium castra,
Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72:equus florenti aetate,
Lucr. 5, 1074:aevo florente puellae,
id. 3, 1008; cf.:adhuc florente juventa Fervidus,
Hor. A. P. 115:florentissima ejus erat aetas,
Liv. 30, 12, 17: nostrum opus tibi probari laetor: ex quo anthê ipsa posuisti, quae mihi florentiora sunt visa tuo judicio, Cic. Att. 16, 11, 1; cf.:modus nullus est florentior in singulis verbis (quam translatio),
id. de Or. 3, 41, 166; id. Or. 27, 96:oratio florentissima,
Gell. 15, 28, 5; cf.also: florentis facundiae homo,
id. 19, 9, 2 — Adv.: flōrenter, flourishingly, famously (late Lat.): florentissime docet, i. e. with great repute, celebrity, Hier. Chron. Euseb. an. 358. -
4 flōs
flōs ōris, m [FLA-], a blossom, flower: sepulchrum floribus ornatum est: recentes, H.: qui (odores) adflarentur ex floribus: flores rosae, garlands, H.: piabunt Floribus Genium, H.: crocum floresque perambulet Fabula, the stage strewn with flowers, H.: caput impedire flore, H.: floribus oras explent, i. e. honey, V.: prima genas vestibat flore iuventas, the first down (of a youthful beard), V.—Fig., a flower, crown, ornament, prime, best part, freshness, promise: veteris ubertatis: nobilitatis ac iuventutis: quod floris in iuventute fuerat, L.: Graeciae, most flourishing condition: gratia aetatis flore conlecta: in flore virium esse, L.: flos ipsus (sc. aetatis), T.—Of speech, a flower, embellishment, ornament: conspersa (oratio) quasi verborum floribus, etc.: eloquentiae.* * *flower, blossom; youthful prime -
5 pūbēns
pūbēns entis, adj. [pubes], mature, flourishing, exuberant: herbae, V.* * *(gen.), pubentis ADJfull of sap, vigorous -
6 conflorens
(gen.), conflorentis ADJblooming/blossoming/flourishing together/strongly -
7 Atacini
Ătăcīnus, a, um, adj., pertaining to the river Atax, in Gallia Narbonensis, Atacian: Ătăcīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gallia Narbonensis, Mel. 2, 5, 2: P. Terentius Varro Atacinus, a poet from that region, flourishing in the time of Cœsar, single fragments of whose writings are yet extant; the author of an Argonautica, Hor. S. 1, 10, 46; cf. Ov. Am. 1, 15, 21; Prop. 3, 32, 85; Stat. S. 2, 7, 77; Quint. 10, 1, 87; Bähr, Röm. Lit. Gesch. p. 128, and Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 208, 1. (Upon his measure and style, cf. Spald. and Frotsch. ad Quint. l. l.) -
8 Atacinus
Ătăcīnus, a, um, adj., pertaining to the river Atax, in Gallia Narbonensis, Atacian: Ătăcīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gallia Narbonensis, Mel. 2, 5, 2: P. Terentius Varro Atacinus, a poet from that region, flourishing in the time of Cœsar, single fragments of whose writings are yet extant; the author of an Argonautica, Hor. S. 1, 10, 46; cf. Ov. Am. 1, 15, 21; Prop. 3, 32, 85; Stat. S. 2, 7, 77; Quint. 10, 1, 87; Bähr, Röm. Lit. Gesch. p. 128, and Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 208, 1. (Upon his measure and style, cf. Spald. and Frotsch. ad Quint. l. l.) -
9 Beneventani
Bĕnĕventum, i, n., = Beneouenton and Benouenton, Strab. [bene-ventus], a very ancient city of the Hirpini, in Samnium, now Benevento, Liv. Epit. 15; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 105; acc. to fable (Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 9; Sol. c. 11), founded by Diomedes;it became a flourishing Roman colony 485 A.U.C.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 38; Hor. S. 1, 5, 71; Vell. 1, 14, 7; Plin. 32, 2, 9, § 59;called Maleventum on account of its unwholesome air,
Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 105; cf. Fest. p. 340, 8 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. p. 34, 14 ib.; Liv. 9,27, 14; 10, 15, 1; situated on the high-road towards the south of Italy; hence, much resorted to in warlike expeditions, as in the two Punic wars;after it was colonized by Augustus, it was called Julia Concordia,
Front. Colon. p. 103 (abounding in the ruins of a former age).—Hence, Bĕnĕventā-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Beneventum:ager,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 38:sutor,
Juv. 5, 46.—In plur.: Bĕnĕventāni, ōrum, m., the Beneventines, Ascon. ad Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15. -
10 Beneventanus
Bĕnĕventum, i, n., = Beneouenton and Benouenton, Strab. [bene-ventus], a very ancient city of the Hirpini, in Samnium, now Benevento, Liv. Epit. 15; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 105; acc. to fable (Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 9; Sol. c. 11), founded by Diomedes;it became a flourishing Roman colony 485 A.U.C.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 38; Hor. S. 1, 5, 71; Vell. 1, 14, 7; Plin. 32, 2, 9, § 59;called Maleventum on account of its unwholesome air,
Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 105; cf. Fest. p. 340, 8 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. p. 34, 14 ib.; Liv. 9,27, 14; 10, 15, 1; situated on the high-road towards the south of Italy; hence, much resorted to in warlike expeditions, as in the two Punic wars;after it was colonized by Augustus, it was called Julia Concordia,
Front. Colon. p. 103 (abounding in the ruins of a former age).—Hence, Bĕnĕventā-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Beneventum:ager,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 38:sutor,
Juv. 5, 46.—In plur.: Bĕnĕventāni, ōrum, m., the Beneventines, Ascon. ad Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15. -
11 Beneventum
Bĕnĕventum, i, n., = Beneouenton and Benouenton, Strab. [bene-ventus], a very ancient city of the Hirpini, in Samnium, now Benevento, Liv. Epit. 15; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 105; acc. to fable (Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 9; Sol. c. 11), founded by Diomedes;it became a flourishing Roman colony 485 A.U.C.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 38; Hor. S. 1, 5, 71; Vell. 1, 14, 7; Plin. 32, 2, 9, § 59;called Maleventum on account of its unwholesome air,
Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 105; cf. Fest. p. 340, 8 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. p. 34, 14 ib.; Liv. 9,27, 14; 10, 15, 1; situated on the high-road towards the south of Italy; hence, much resorted to in warlike expeditions, as in the two Punic wars;after it was colonized by Augustus, it was called Julia Concordia,
Front. Colon. p. 103 (abounding in the ruins of a former age).—Hence, Bĕnĕventā-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Beneventum:ager,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 38:sutor,
Juv. 5, 46.—In plur.: Bĕnĕventāni, ōrum, m., the Beneventines, Ascon. ad Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15. -
12 conflorens
con-flōrens, entis, Part. [floreo], blooming or flourishing together, Aug. Conf. 4, 4. -
13 flos
flōs, ōris, m. [root fla-; Gr. ek-phlainô, to stream forth; cf. phlasmos; Lat. flare, flamen, etc., v. flo], a blossom, flower.I.Lit.:B.suaves flores,
Lucr. 1, 8:juvat novos decerpere flores,
id. 1, 928:novi,
Hor. C. 4, 1, 32:recentes,
id. ib. 3, 27, 44:verni,
id. ib. 2, 11, 9:florum omnium varietas,
Cic. de Sen. 15, 54:suavitas odorum, qui afflarentur e floribus,
id. ib. 17, 59:laetissimi flores,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107:ninguntque rosarum Floribus,
Lucr. 2, 628:flores rosae, rosarum,
Hor. C. 2, 3, 14; 3, 29, 3; 4, 10, 4:piabunt floribus et vino Genium,
id. Ep. 2, 1, 144; cf.:fons Bandusiae, dulci digne mero non sine floribus,
id. C. 3, 13, 2:nitidum caput impedire myrto Aut flore,
id. ib. 1, 4, 10:recte necne crocum floresque perambulet Attae Fabula, si dubitem, etc.,
the stage strewed with flowers, id. Ep. 2, 1, 79:carduus florem purpureum mittit inter medios aculeos,
puts forth, Plin. 20, 23, 99, § 262; cf. id. 21, 6, 17, § 31:legere,
Ov. M. 4, 315.—Transf.1.The honey of flowers sucked out by the bees:2.rure levis verno flores apis ingerit alveo, Conpleat ut dulci sedula melle favos,
Tib. 2, 1, 49; Verg. G. 4, 39; Plin. 11, 7, 7, § 17.—In gen., like the Gr. anthos, for whatever forms either the best part or the highest part of a thing (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose).—a.The flower of any thing, i. e. the prime or best part, also the best kind of any thing: postquam est honoratus frugum et floris Liberi, the bouquet or flavor of wine, Pac. ap. Non. 498, 12; so,b.vini (Bacchi),
Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 1; id. Cas. 3, 5, 16; Lucr. 3, 221.— The best kind of oil, Plin. 15, 6, 6, § 23; of wax, id. 21, 14, 49, § 84; of rosin, id. 14, 20, 25, § 124; of salt, id. 13, 1, 2, § 14; Cato, R. R. 88, 2; of meal, Plin. 18, 9, 20, § 86 et saep.; of cream, Vitr. 8, 3; of the finest dish: cenae, Favorin. ap. Gell. 15, 8, 2.—The highest part, the top, crown, head of a thing.—Of the froth of wine, Cato, R. R. 11, 2; Col. 12, 30; Plin. 14, 21, 27, § 136.—The blisters, scales that are formed in smelting metals, id. 34, 11, 24, § 107; the upper dust of marble or gypsum, Col. 12, 20, 8.— Poet. of the first downy hairs of the beard: nunc primum opacat flore lanugo genas, Pac. ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. genas, p. 94 Müll. N. cr.; Verg. A. 8, 160; Luc. 6, 562:3.ante genas dulces quam flos juvenilis inumbret,
Claud. in Prob. Cons. Pan. 69.—Donec flammai fulserunt flore coorto, a tip or flash of flame, Lucr. 1, 900.—In archit., carved flowers placed as ornaments on a Corinthian capital, Vitr. 4, 1, 12; on a cupola, id. 4, 8.II. A.In gen.:2.ea tempestate flos poëtarum fuit (Plautus),
Plaut. Cas. prol. 18:sic omnis fetus repressus, exustusque siti flos veteris ubertatis exaruit,
Cic. Brut. 4, 16:(Ennius) flos delibatus populi... qua (eloquentia) virum excellentem praeclare tum illi homines florem populi esse dixerunt,
id. ib. 15, 58 sq. (cf. Enn. Ann. v. 309 ed. Vahl.):flos nobilitatis ac juventutis,
id. Phil. 2, 15, 37; so, legatorum, id. Fl. 26, 61:versaris in optimorum civium vel flore vel robore,
id. Or. 10, 34; cf.:quod floris, quod roboris in juventute fuerat, amiserant,
Liv. 37, 12, 7:ex morbo velut renovatus flos juventae,
id. 28, 35, 7; 26, 2, 6; Curt. 3, 5, 8:provincia Galliae... ille flos Italiae, illud firmamentum imperii populi Romani, illud ornamentum dignitatis,
Cic. Phil. 3, 5, 13:flos dignitatis,
id. Balb. 6, 15; cf.:ego te, Crasse, cum vitae flore, tum mortis opportunitate, divino consilio et ortum et exstinctum esse arbitror,
splendor, glory, id. de Or. 3, 3, 12:in ipso Graeciae flore,
in the very flower, the most flourishing condition, id. N. D. 3, 33, 82:flos aetatis,
the flower of one's age, the prime of life, Lucr. 3, 770; 5, 847; cf.:non venirem contra gratiam, non virtutis spe, sed aetatis flore collectam,
Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.— Without aetas: Pa. Anni? Ch. Anni? Sedecim. Pa. Flos ipse, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 28:viridissimo flore puella,
Cat. 17, 14:in flore primo tantae indolis juvenis exstinctus est,
Plin. Ep. 5, 9, 5:in flore virium se credens esse,
Liv. 42, 15, 2:primus flos animi,
youthful vigor, Stat. Ach. 1, 625;but also: flos animi,
ripe age, Sen. Ep. 26:videmus Vergilium ea de causa hortorum dotes fugisse, et e tantis, quae retulit, flores modo rerum decerpsisse,
i. e. the choicest, best, Plin. H. N. 14 praef. § 7.—Transf.: flos aetatis, maidenly or youthful innocence (of girls or boys), virginity:B.(virgo) cum castum amisit polluto corpore florem,
Cat. 62, 46:Hasdrubal flore aetatis, uti ferunt, primo Hamilcari conciliatus,
Liv. 21, 2, 3; cf. id. 21, 3, 4:florem aetatis (Caesaris) in Bithynia contaminatum,
Suet. Caes. 49.—In partic., of speech, a flower, embellishment, ornament:ut porro conspersa sit (oratio) quasi verborum sententiarumque floribus, etc.,
Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 96:flos aut lumen eloquentiae,
id. Brut. 17, 66; cf.:nullus flos tamen neque lumen ullum (in M. Crassi oratione),
id. ib. 66, 233:florem et colorem defuisse,
id. ib. 87, 298:alia copia locuples, alia floribus laeta,
Quint. 8, 3, 87:male audire... nimiis floribus et ingenii affluentia,
id. 12, 10, 13. -
14 niteo
nĭtĕo, ēre ( gen. plur nitentūm, Verg. Cir. 523), v. n. [etym. dub.; cf. nix], to shine, look bright, glitter, glisten (cf., luceo, fulgeo splendeo).I.Lit.:B.placatumque nitet diffuso lumine caelum,
Lucr. 1, 9:luna potest solis radiis percussa nitere,
id. 5, 705:qui nitent unguentis, fulgent purpurā,
Cic. Cat. 2, 3, 5:diversi niteant cum mille colores,
Ov. M. 6, 65:vere nitent terrae,
id. F. 4, 126:aera nitent usu,
id. Am. 1, 8, 51; so,ebur,
Tib. 1, 4, 64; Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19; Mart. 9, 58, 6; 8, 6, 10 et saep.—Transf.1.Of animals, to be sleek, in good condition:2.at hau pol nitent (oves),
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 6:unde sic quaeso nites?
Phaedr. 3, 7, 4; Plin. 18, 5, 6, § 27; cf.:hic nitet ungula mulae,
Juv. 7, 181.—Of persons, to shine, to look bright or beautiful:3.miseri quibus Intentata nites! ( = pulchra et amabilis videris),
Hor. C. 1, 5, 12:ore nitet,
Mart. 10, 89, 3:nitet ante alias regina comesque Pelides,
Stat. Achill. 2, 148:murice tincta Veste nites,
Mart. 5, 23, 6.—Of fields, plants, etc., to look flourishing, thriving, to thrive, etc.:4.camposque nitentes Desuper ostentat,
Verg. A. 6, 677:ubi tellus nitet,
Petr. 99; cf. Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 26.—Of a house:5.tibi hoc praecipio ut niteant aedes,
be in complete order, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 281.—Of wealth, etc., to flourish, abound:II.vectigal in pace niteat,
Cic. Agr. 1, 7, 21:res ubi magna nitet domino sene,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 12. —Trop., to shine, be brilliant, look or be beautiful: ver vide;A.ut tota floret, ut olet, ut nitide nitet,
Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 3:illorum, vides, quam niteat oratio,
Cic. Fin. 4, 3, 5; so,ubi plura nitent in carmine,
Hor. A. P. 351:omnia nobilibus oppidis ni tent,
Plin. 3, 5, 7, § 49.—Hence, nĭtens, entis, P. a., shining, glittering, glistening, brilliant, bright.Lit.:2.capilli malobathro,
Hor. C. 2, 7, 7:mensae,
id. S. 2, 2, 4:oculi,
Verg. A. 1, 228:astra,
Ov. F. 5, 543:Lucifer,
Tib. 1, 3, 93:nitentes solis equi,
Val. Fl. 5, 413:arma nitentia ante rem, deformia inter sanguinem, etc.,
Liv. 9, 40, 5.—Transf.a.Of animals, sleek, fat:b.nitens taurus,
Verg. A. 3, 20.—Of persons, shining, bright, beautiful:c.uxor ore floridulo nitens,
Cat. 61, 189:desiderio meo nitenti,
my darling bright, id. 2, 5.— Comp.: nitentior [p. 1210] femina, Ov. M. 12, 405 (Merkel, decentior).—Of plants, blooming:B.nitentia culta,
Verg. G. 1, 153:arbor laeta et nitens,
Gell. 12, 1, 16.— Comp.:Tyrio nitentior ostro flos oritur,
Ov. M. 10, 211.—Trop.1. 2.Of speech, brilliant, elegant:3.oratio,
Cic. Brut. 67, 238.—Of the mind, bright, clear:macte, oro, nitenti Ingenio,
Stat. S. 1, 5, 63. -
15 pervirens
per-vĭrens, entis, Part. [vireo], ever flourishing, ever green (post-class.), Paul. Nol. Carm. 7, 11. -
16 pubens
I.Lit.: frater, Claud. Cons. Prob. et Olybr. 142: anni, Aus. Idyll. ap. Monos. Membr. 12, 2.—II.Transf., of plants, in full vigor, juicy, flourishing, exuberant:herbae,
Verg. G. 3, 126; id. A. 4, 514:frondes salicum,
Aus. Ep. 2, 14:gramina,
id. Idyll. 10, 203:rosae,
Stat. S. 3, 3, 129. -
17 restibile
rē-stĭbĭlis, e, adj. [stabilis; hence, that is made to stand again].1.Lit., in econom. lang.. that is restored or renewed: ager, that is sown or tilled every year (opp. novalis, which lies fallow), Varr. L. L. 5, § 39 Müll.; id. R. R. 1, 44, 2 and 3; so,2.locus,
Cato, R. R. 35, 2:vinetum,
Col. 3, 18, 1; 11, 4:segetes,
Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 6; Plin. 18, 17, 45, § 162:platanus restibilis facta,
flourishing again, id. 16, 32, 57, § 133. — Subst.. restĭbĭle, is, n., fallow land, Col. 2, 10, 6.— -
18 restibilis
rē-stĭbĭlis, e, adj. [stabilis; hence, that is made to stand again].1.Lit., in econom. lang.. that is restored or renewed: ager, that is sown or tilled every year (opp. novalis, which lies fallow), Varr. L. L. 5, § 39 Müll.; id. R. R. 1, 44, 2 and 3; so,2.locus,
Cato, R. R. 35, 2:vinetum,
Col. 3, 18, 1; 11, 4:segetes,
Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 6; Plin. 18, 17, 45, § 162:platanus restibilis facta,
flourishing again, id. 16, 32, 57, § 133. — Subst.. restĭbĭle, is, n., fallow land, Col. 2, 10, 6.—
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