Flōra — Lewis & Short
Flōra, ae, f.flos, v. flo,
I 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.—
II Derivv. *
A 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.,
B Flōrālis, e, adj.
1 Of or belonging to Flora, Floral:
flamen,Varr. L. L. 7, § 45:
joci,Lact. 1, 20, 6; Sen. Ep. 97, p. 80 Bip.—
2 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,
2 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.
1 * flōrālĭa, ium, n. flos, a flowergarden, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 4.