flora /flōˈrə or flöˈ/

1. The assemblage of all forms of vegetable life of a region or age, esp as distinct from animal life (fauna)
2. A list or descriptive enumeration of these

floˈral adjective

Relating to the goddess Flora, to floras, or to flowers

floˈrally adverb

Floréal /flō-rā-äl/ noun (French)

The 8th month of the French revolutionary calendar, the month of flowers, about 20 April–20 May

florescence /flor-esˈəns/ noun

1. A bursting into flower
2. A time of flowering (botany)

florescˈent adjective

Bursting into flower

floret /florˈit/ noun

1. A small flower
2. One of the single flowers in the head of a composite flower
3. One of the branches in the head of a cauliflower or broccoli

floˈriated or floˈreated adjective (architecture)

Decorated with a floral ornament

floribunda /flor-, flōr- or flör-i-bunˈdə/ noun

A plant, esp a rose, whose flowers grow in clusters

floriculˈtural /flōr- or flör-/ adjective

florˈiculture noun

The growing of flowers or plants

floriculˈturist noun

florifˈerous adjective

Bearing or producing flowers

floˈriform adjective

Flower-shaped

florˈigen /-i-jən/ noun

(Gr gennaein to produce) a postulated flower-forming hormone

florilegium /-lēˈji-əm/ noun (pl florilēˈgia)

(L legere to gather) an anthology or collection of choice extracts

florˈist noun

1. A seller, or grower, of flowers
2. /flōˈ or flöˈrist/ a person who studies flowers or floras

floristˈic adjective

floristˈically adverb

floristˈics singular noun

The study of floras

florˈistry noun

The art of cultivating, arranging or selling flowers

floˈry adjective

1. Having fleur-de-lys (heraldry)
2. Showy or conceited (Walter Scott)

floral dance noun

The annual dance at Helston in S England (properly called furry or furry dance)

floral diagram noun

A figure showing the arrangement of the parts of a flower in ground plan

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