florate
English
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin flōs (“flower, blossom”).
Adjective
florate (comparative more florate, superlative most florate)
- (rare) Of, pertaining to, or decorated with flowers; floral.
- 1978, Journal of the Philosophical Research Society, volume 38–39, page 22:
- We turn to Parker's Ephemeris for the Year of Our Lord 1738. On the title page is a quaint woodcut of Mr. Parker partly encircled by a florate border. More interesting is a stamp tax impressed at the lower right hand corner of the title page.
Related terms
- biflorate
- deflorate