deflorate

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English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

deflorate (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Past the flowering state.
    The deflorate rose-bushes take on a brownish tint.

Verb

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  1. (transitive, botany) To remove the flowers from.
    The bush is often deflorated by browsing wildlife.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To take the virginity of; to deflower.
    Synonym: deflower

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Esperanto

Adverb

deflorate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of deflori

Italian

Verb

deflorate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of deflorare
  2. second-person plural imperative of deflorare
  3. feminine plural of deflorato

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