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Deflorate

//diːˈflɔɹət// adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Past the flowering state. not-comparable

    "The deflorate rose-bushes take on a brownish tint."

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove the flowers from. transitive

    "The bush is often deflorated by browsing wildlife."

  2. 2
    To take the virginity of; to deflower. archaic, transitive

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