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florate

florate adjective: of, pertaining to, or decorated with flowers; floral.

Adjective

florate (comparative more florate, superlative most florate)

  1. (rare) Of, pertaining to, or decorated with flowers; floral.
    • 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.1978, Journal of the Philosophical Research Society, volumes 38–39, page 22

Forms of florate

comparativemore florate
superlativemost florate

Origin of florate

From Latin flōs, flōris (“flower, blossom”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about florate

What does florate mean?
Florate means of, pertaining to, or decorated with flowers; floral.
What part of speech is florate?
Florate is an adjective.

Words near florate in the dictionary

  1. Florange
  2. Florania
  3. floranol
  4. florantyrone
  5. floras
  6. florate
  7. Floraville
  8. florbetapir
  9. flordipine
  10. Flordon
  11. Flore

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