verb
prae-flōro
Meaning
- to deprive of its blossoms beforehand
prae-flōro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. flos,
I. to deprive of its blossoms beforehand; only trop.
1. To lessen, diminish, tarnish (very rare, and perh. not ante-Aug.):
gloriam ejus victoriae praefloratam apud Thermopylas esse, Liv. 37, 58 fin.; cf.: decus praecerptum praefloratumque, Plin. Pan. 58: gaudii fructum, Gell. 14, 1, 36.—2. To deflower:
vidua venit jam ab alio praeflorata, App. Mag. p. 332, 29.