Flor(e) [Flore, Flor]

Morpheme

Flor(e) [Flore, Flor]

Type

bound base

Denotation

flower, blossom

Etymology

(1) Old French flor; Latin flōrem, from flōs; (2) Spanish flor; Old Spanish flor; Latin flōrem, from flōs; (3) Latin flōrēre, from flōs

Evidence

bifloral, biflorate, biflorous, deflorate, deflorated, deflorates, deflorating, effloresce, flor, flora, floral, florate, Florence, florescence, floret, floretum, flori-, floricide, floriculture, florid, Florida, floridity, floridly, floridness, florigen, florimania, florin, florine, florist, floristics, florivore, florivorous, florivory, flors, floruit, florulent, grandiflora, inflorescence, overflorid, reflorescence, synflorescence, unflorid

Notes

flor, fleur, flour, and flower are doublets
florid and Florida are doublets

See Also

Flos, Flori, Anth, Flower, Fleur, Flour