| 单词 | florist |
| 释义 | florist (once / 4825 pages) n A florist is someone whose job involves arranging and selling cut flowers. If you can't decide what flowers to buy your mom for Mother's Day, you can ask a florist for advice. It's most common to call the owner or manager of a flower shop a florist, although the word is also used to mean a person who grows flowers meant for cutting. Whether you're buying flowers for a sick friend or planning the bouquets for a wedding, a florist is the person you should consult. Florist comes from the French fleuriste, from the Latin root word flos, or "flower." WORD FAMILYflorist: florists+/flower: florist, flowered, flowering, flowerless, flowers, flowery/flowering: flowerings, nonflowering/flowery: flowerily USAGE EXAMPLESShe said that although she splits her business between a variety of Iowa City florists, she will miss Pleasant Valley. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) Pruners: Use either garden hand pruners or florist’s snips to cut the stems. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) Tour groups will be accommodated, and the White House residence will be cared for by a team of butlers, housekeepers and florists. Washington Post(Nov 21, 2016) 1n someone who grows and deals in flowers the florist made up an attractive bouquet Hyper market keeper, shopkeeper, storekeeper, tradesman a merchant who owns or manages a shop 2n a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold Syn|Hyper florist shop, flower store shop, store a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services |
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