I.v. inch. n. [floreo], to begin to blossom or flower, to come out in blossom (class.).
I. Lit.: antequam (plantae) gemmas agant et florescere incipiant, Varr. R. R. 1, 30: “florescunt tempore certo arbusta,” Lucr. 5, 670: “puleium aridum florescere ipso brumali die,” Cic. Div. 2, 14, 33.—
II. Trop., to begin to flourish or prosper, to grow into repute: “nolite hunc nunc primum florescentem pervertere,” Cic. Cael. 32, 79: “hoc (Hortensio) florescente, Cassius est mortuus,” id. Brut. 88, 303: “cui quidem ad summam gloriam eloquentiae florescenti ferro erepta vita est,” id. de Or. 3, 3, 11 (efflorescenti, Orell.).—Of things: “patria nostra florescit,” Plin. Ep. 5, 12, 1: “illa senescere, at haec contra florescere cogunt,” Lucr. 2, 74; cf. id. 5, 895.—
B. To abound in (cf. floreo, I. B. 3.): “armata florescant pube novales,” Val. Fl. 7, 77.!*? The part. fut. pass. in neuter signif.: EODEM DIE (i. e. IV. Calend. Mai.) AEDIS FLORAE, QVAE REBVS FLORESCENDIS PRAEEST, DEDICATA EST, Calend. Praenest. ap. Inscr. Orell. II. p. 389; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. p. 44.
