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floral

[ flawr-uhl, flohr- ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or consisting of flowers:

    floral decoration.

  2. of or relating to floras or a flora.


noun

  1. something, as a fabric, garment, wallpaper, or household item, having a floral pattern:

    Let's replace these drapes with florals.

floral

/ ˈflɔːrəl /

adjective

  1. decorated with or consisting of flowers or patterns of flowers
  2. of, relating to, or associated with flowers

    floral leaves



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Derived Forms

  • ˈflorally, adverb

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Other Words From

  • floral·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of floral1

1640–50; < Latin Flōrālis pertaining to Flōra. See flora, -al 1

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Example Sentences

She ordered a floral display in the shape of a huge ice cream bar with a single bite taken out of it.

The smells of roasting maize, diesel fumes, and floral soap from the streets of Harare are still seared into my brain.

And please, please for the love of Zeus (himself a floral crown wearer) use real flowers.

He pulled a bone china teacup printed with white floral bells, Lily of the Valley, from one of the cabinets.

TTHBlooms, a floral arrangement company for the stylish set.

They found the old woman alone, knitting in her rustic chair in her floral bower on the roof.

At the Floral Games he who is crowned poet-laureate chooses the Queen, and she crowns him with a wreath of olive leaves.

She is introduced by a youthful figure crowned with flowers, and holding in his hand a floral wreath.

We halted at the Bishop's Gardens for an hour, and I can but faintly describe their gorgeous floral wealth.

The time was the forenoon, and the two Masons were smoking under the shade of green trees surrounded by floral delights.

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