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flos



flower
flower


Definitions

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flos
     1. n. flower, blossom
     2. n. (figuratively) the best kind or part of something
     3. n. (figuratively) the prime; best state of things
     4. n. (figuratively) an ornament or embellishment

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Example Sentences

Hic flos pulchrior est quam illa rosa.
    This flower is more beautiful than that rose.
Is flos flavus, alteri caerulei sunt.
    The flower is yellow and the others are blue.
collige, virgo, rosas, dum flos novus et nova pubes et memor esto aevum sic properare tuum.
    Gather, maiden, roses, while the flower is new and new is youth, and be mindful that your time hurries thus.



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