transitive verb
Origin: ME deflouren < OFr desflorer < L deflorare < de-, from + flos (gen. floris), flower
See deflower in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb de·flow·ered, de·flow·er·ing, de·flow·ers
Origin:
Origin: Middle English deflouren
Origin: , from Old French defflourer
Origin: , from Late Latin dēflōrāre
Origin: : Latin dē-, de-
Origin: + Latin flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots
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