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 ]