Obs. [ad. L. flōsculus: see FLOSCULE.] A flower.

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1599.  A. M., trans. Gabelhouer’s Bk. Physicke, 41/2. Infunde theron, of the beste oyle Olive, as much as wille cover the floscles. Ibid. (at end). The expositione of such wordes which are in this Booke deriued of the Latines…. ‘floscles, reade flowers.’

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a. 1770.  C. Smart, Hop Garden, I. 176.

        Then th’ hop (before an interdicted plant,
Shun’d like fell aconite) began to hang
Its folded floscles from the golden vine.

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