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† verˈtumnal, a. Obs. rare.
[f. L. Vertumnus (see next); by Adams falsely associated with vēr spring, ver n.1]
a. Vernal.
b. Of or pertaining to Vertumnus.
1622T. Adams Eirenopolis 182 Her smiles are more reuiuing then the Vertumnall Sunneshine. 1633― Exp. 2 Peter iii. 8 We cannot..keep back the cowslip to August, nor the vertumnal flowers to autumn. 1705N. Tate tr. Cowley's Plants C.'s Wks. 1711 III. 405 The Goddess her Vertumnal Rites prepares. |