n. [ L. flos, floris, flower. ] Bloom; blossom. [ Obs. ] J. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Arch.) Having floral ornaments;
n.
a. [ L. flos, floris, flower + coma hair. ] Having the head adorned with flowers. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to the cultivation of flowering plants. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. flos, floris, flower + cultura culture. ] The cultivation of flowering plants. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One skilled in the cultivation of flowers; a florist. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. floridus, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower. ]
Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Bot.)
‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., from L. flos, floris, a flower. ] (Bot.) A subclass of algæ including all the red or purplish seaweeds; the
prop. n. a resident of Florida. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. The quality of being florid; floridness. Floyer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a florid manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being florid. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. florifer; flos, floris, flower + ferre to bear; cf. F. florifère. ] Producing flowers. Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. flos, floris, flower + facere to make. ] The act, process, or time of flowering; florescence. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. flos, floris, flower + -form: cf. F. floriforme. ] Having the form of a flower; flower-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) An Indian bustard (Otis aurita). The Bengal floriken is Sypheotides Bengalensis.
n. [ L. florilegus flower-culling; flos, floris, flower + legere to gather: cf. F. florilège. ] The act of gathering flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) See Floramour. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. florin, It. florino, orig., a Florentine coin, with a lily on it, fr. flore a flower, fr. L. flos. See Flower, and cf. Floren. ] A silver coin of Florence, first struck in the twelfth century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given to different coins in different countries. The florin of England, first minted in 1849, is worth two shillings, or about 48 cents; the florin of the Netherlands, about 40 cents; of Austria, about 36 cents. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. fleuriste, floriste, fr. F. fleur flower. See Flower. ]