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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=Flora Florae N F :: [[Flora]]; [[godess of flowers]]
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>Flōra</b>: ae, f. [[flos]], v. flo,<br /><b>I</b> 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.—<br /><b>II</b> Derivv. *<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> 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.,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Flōrālis, e, adj.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of or belonging to [[Flora]], Floral: [[flamen]], Varr. L. L. 7, § 45: joci, Lact. 1, 20, 6; Sen. Ep. 97, p. 80 Bip.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; * flōrālĭa, ium, n. [[flos]], a flowergarden, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 4.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>Flōra</b>,¹³ æ, f., Flore [épouse de Zéphire, déesse des fleurs] : Ov. F. 5, 195 ; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 36 &#124;&#124; Floræ ludi [[Varro]] R. 1, 1, 6, jeux floraux &#124;&#124; <b>Flōrĭus</b>, a, um, Gell. 9, 12, 7, ou <b>Flōrālis</b>, e, Ov. F. 4, 947, de Flore ; [d’où] <b>Flōrālĭa</b>, ĭum ou ĭōrum, n., Florales, fêtes en l’honneur de Flore [dans lesquelles régnait une [[grande]] licence] : Plin. 18, 286 ; Macr. Sat. 1, 1, 14 ; Pers. 5, 178 &#124;&#124; <b>Flōrālĭcĭus</b>, a, um, relatif aux jeux floraux : Mart. 8, 67, 4.||Floræ ludi [[Varro]] R. 1, 1, 6, jeux floraux||<b>Flōrĭus</b>, a, um, Gell. 9, 12, 7, ou <b>Flōrālis</b>, e, Ov. F. 4, 947, de Flore ; [d’où] <b>Flōrālĭa</b>, ĭum ou ĭōrum, n., Florales, fêtes en l’honneur de Flore [dans lesquelles régnait une [[grande]] licence] : Plin. 18, 286 ; Macr. Sat. 1, 1, 14 ; Pers. 5, 178||<b>Flōrālĭcĭus</b>, a, um, relatif aux jeux floraux : Mart. 8, 67, 4.
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{{Georges
|georg=Flōra, ae, f. ([[flos]]), die [[Göttin]] der Blumen und Blüten, die Frühlingsgöttin, Ov. [[fast]]. 5, 183 sqq. [[Varro]] r. r. 1, 1, 6. Lact. 1, 20, 6: [[mit]] einem [[Tempel]] in der [[Nähe]] [[des]] [[circus]] [[maximus]], Tac. ann. 2, 49. – Dav.: A) Flōrius, a, um, zur [[Flora]] [[gehörig]], de re Floria, [[über]] das Florafest (eine [[Schrift]] [[des]] Kato), Gell. 9, 12, 7. – B) Flōrālis, e, die [[Flora]] betreffend, [[flamen]], Poët. b. [[Varro]] LL. 7, 45: [[sacrum]] = [[Floralia]] (w. s.), Ov. [[fast]]. 4, 947: ioci, am Florafeste, Sen. ep. 97, 8: ludi, am Florafeste, Tert. de spect. 6. Arnob. 7, 33. – subst., Flōrālia, ium u. iōrum, n., a) das [[von]] den Römern [[mit]] Schauspielen u. [[allerlei]] Belustigungen am 28. [[April]] gefeierte [[Fest]] der [[Flora]], das Florafest, Blumenfest, [[Varro]] r. r. 1, 1, 6. Plin. 18, 286. Macr. [[sat]]. 1, 4, 14: verbunden [[mit]] Spielen, ludi [[Floralia]], Quint. 1, 5, 52. Lact. 1, 20, 6; u. [[mit]] Spenden an das [[Volk]], Pers. 5, 178. – b) das Blumenfest [[bei]] den Massiliensern, Iustin. 43, 4, 6. – Dav. abgel.: Flōrālicius, a, um, zum [[Feste]] der [[Flora]] [[gehörig]], ferae, Tiergefechte am Florafeste, Mart. 8, 67, 4.
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