ὀπώρα
Alt. ὀπώρα, ionic-ρη, ἡ,
I. "the part of the year between the rising of Sirius and of Arcturus" (i. e. the end of July, all Aug., and part of Sept.), "the end of summer", Od.: —later it was used for "autumn", though φθινόπωρον or μετόπωρον were the proper terms for autumn, Ar., Xen.
II. since it was the "fruit-time", it came to mean "the fruit itself", Soph., Plat.
III. metaph. "summer-bloom", i. e. "the bloom of youth", Pind.