flosculus

floscŭlus, i, m. (collat. form, floscŭ-la, ae, f., Fulg. Serm. 6), dim. [flos], a little flower, floweret (rare but class.).

• I Lit.: ficta omnia celeriter tamquam flosculi decidunt, Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43.—
• • B Transf., the part of a fruit where the blossom was, the eye, Col. 12, 45, 5.—
• II Trop., the flower, pride, ornament: non enim flosculos ... sed, jam decimum aetatis ingressus annum, certos atque deformatos fructus ostenderat, Quint. 6 praef. § 9; Cat. 24, 1: vitae, i. e. youth, Juv. 9, 127.—
• • B In partic., of speech.
  • • 1 Flower of rhetoric, ornament: omnes undique flosculos carpere atque delibare, Cic. Sest. 56, 119; cf.: juvenibus flosculos omnium partium in ea, quae sunt dicturi, congerentibus, Quint. 10, 5, 23; 2, 5, 22; 12, 10, 73: ut Noctes istae quadam tenus his quoque historiae flosculis leviter injectis aspergerentur, Gell. 17, 2, 1.—
    • 2 A motto, sentence culled from a writing, Sen. Ep. 33, 1.

flōsculus, ī, m. (Demin. v. flos), das Blümchen, Blütchen, I) eig. u. meton.: A) eig.: herbarum flosculi, Cassian. de incarn. Chr. 7, 5: ficta omnia tamquam flosculi decĭdunt, Cic. de off. 2, 43. – im Bilde, non flosculos, sed certos atque deformatos fructus ostendere, Quint. 6. pr. § 9. – fl. vitae angustae, die Jugend, Iuven. 9, 127. – v. der Rede, omni ex genere orationis flosculos (die Blüten = das Beste) carpam, Cic.: flosculos omnium partium colligere, von allen Seiten Blümchen zusammenhäufen, Quint. – B) meton., der Teil am Obste, wo die Blüte gewesen, der Butz, Col. 12, 45, 5. – II) übtr.: A) die Zierde, o qui flosculus es Iuventiorum, Catull. 24, 1. – B) der aus einer Schrift exzerpierte Denkspruch, die Sentenz, Sen. ep. 33. § 1 u. 7.

flosculus [CL] 1 (small or insignificant) flower (mostly fig.); b (as type of transience). c representation of flower. variis membrorum suorum ~is vernans in pace lilia gignit, in bello rosas Bede Luke (xxiii 11) 611; campus ‥ flagrantia vernantium ~orum plenus Id. HE V 12 p. 307; quaenam enim est speciositas hominis, quae multo est minor pulchritudine ~i? quis enim ut lilium candet quisve ut rosa rubet? Simil. Anselmi 50; quam pulchris videlicet et odoriferis, quam suavibus et salubribus respersum habeat ~is hec celi aula Ad. Scot QEC 810C; humiles in spineto mirice ‥ ~os [gl.: parvos flores et pauperes] habent salubres Garl. Mor. Scol. prol.; labar ‥ habet ‥ flocellum [v. l. floscellum] exalbidum Alph. 89; sertula herba est ‥ flocellum habens subrufum Ib. 167; a floure, flos, ~us, flosillus CathA.  b 1166 divine legi bonorum temporalium ~os anteferre J. Sal. Ep. 216 (178).  c vexilla ‥ gladioli ~is ‥ signant Gir. PI III 30 p. 321. 2 the choicest and best of anything; b (w. ref. to virginity); c (fig., esp. of Christ). perge ‥ per amplissima scripturarum prata, et collectis hinc inde sententiarum ~is operi postulato necessariis Rob. Bridl. Dial. 12.  b 987 per virginei pudicitiam ~i affatu virginis claustra subintrans Ch. Burton 25.  c lacte fovens recentem flosculum J. Howd. Ph. 8; et dum lambit [sc. Judas] lucentem flosculum / dat sub melle veneni poculum Ib. 102; matrem ‥ / quam commendas caro discipulo, / florem donans vernanti flosculo Ib. 434.

flōscŭlus, (13) ī, m. (dim. de flos ), fleur [jeune et tendre] : Cic. Off. 2, 43 || tête des fruits : Col. Rust. 12, 47, 5 || fleur, élite : Catul. 24, 1 || [style] fleurs, beautés, ornements : Cic. Sest. 119 ; Quint. 10, 5, 23 || devise, sentence prise dans un écrit : Sen. Ep. 33, 1.

flosculus , i. m.
小花。 Flosculi 果餘花。文錦繡。

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flōsculus ī, m dim.

• flos, a little flower, flow eret: ficta omnia tamquam flosculi decidunt.— Fig., the flower, pride, ornament: vitae, i. e. youth, Iu.: Iuventiorum, Ct.—A flower of rhetoric, ornament: flosculos carpere.