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{ } a. [ L. bis twice + flos, floris, flower. ] (Bot.) Bearing two flowers; two-flowered. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. calyx, -ycis, calyx + flos, floris, flower. ] (Bot.) Having the petals and stamens adnate to the calyx; -- applied to a subclass of dicotyledonous plants in the system of the French botanist Candolle. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Corolla + L. flos, floris, flower. ] (Bot.) Having the stamens borne on the petals, and the latter free from the calyx. Compare Calycifloral and Thalamifloral. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Counterfleury. ] (Her.) Adorned with flowers (usually fleurs-de-lis) so divided that the tops appear on one side and the bottoms on the others; -- said of any ordinary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. defloratus, p. p. of deflorare. See Deflour. ] (Bot.) Past the flowering state; having shed its pollen. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. defloratio: cf. F. défloration. ] 1. The act of deflouring; as, the defloration of a virgin. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part; careful culling or selection. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The laws of Normandy are, in a great measure, the defloration of the English laws. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Disk, and Floral. ] (Bot.) Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle; -- said of a subclass of plants. Cf. Calycifloral. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Effloresced p. pr. & vb. n. Efflorescing ] [ L. efflorescere to bloom, blossom; ex + florescere to begin to blossom, incho., fr. florere to blossom, fr. flos a flower. See Flower. ] 1. To blossom forth. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) To change on the surface, or throughout, to a whitish, mealy, or crystalline powder, from a gradual decomposition, esp. from the loss of water, on simple exposure to the air; as, Glauber's salts, and many others, effloresce. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To become covered with a whitish crust or light crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid proceeding commonly from an external source; as, the walls of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of calcium in consequence of the action of nitric acid formed in the atmosphere. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. efflorescence. ] 1. (Bot.) Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chem.) (a) The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc. (b) The powder or crust thus formed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being efflorescent; efflorescence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. efflorescent, L. efflorescens, -entis, blooming, p. pr. of efflorescere. See Effloresce, v. i. ] 1. That effloresces, or is liable to effloresce on exposure; as, an efflorescent salt. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Covered with an efflorescence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., the goddess of flowers, from flos, floris, flower. See Flower. ] 1. (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of flowers and spring. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) The complete system of vegetable species growing without cultivation in a given locality, region, or period; a list or description of, or treatise on, such plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Floralis belonging to Flora: cf. F. floral. See Flora. ] 1. Pertaining to Flora, or to flowers; made of flowers; as, floral games, wreaths. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Containing, or belonging to, a flower; as, a floral bud; a floral leaf; floral characters. Martyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

Floral envelope (Bot.), the calyx and corolla, one or the other of which (mostly the corolla) may be wanting. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a floral manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.[ L. flos, floris, flower + amorlove. ] The plant love-lies-bleeding. [ Obs. ] Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mining) Tin ore scarcely perceptible in the stone; tin ore stamped very fine. Pryce. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. floréal, fr. L. flos, floris, flower. ] The eight month of the French republican calendar. It began April 20, and ended May 19. See Vendémiare. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. florenus. See Florin. ] A cerain gold coin; a Florence. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From the city of Florence: cf. F. florence a kind of cloth, OF. florin. ] 1. An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III., of six shillings sterling value. Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of cloth. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Florence flask. See under Flask. --
Florence oil, olive oil prepared in Florence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Florentinus, fr. Florentia Florence: cf. F. florentin. ] Belonging or relating to Florence, in Italy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Florentine mosaic, a mosaic of hard or semiprecious stones, often so chosen and arranged that their natural colors represent leaves, flowers, and the like, inlaid in a background, usually of black or white marble. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Florence, a city in Italy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of silk. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A kind of pudding or tart; a kind of meat pie. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Stealing custards, tarts, and florentines. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Florescent. ] (Bot.) A bursting into flower; a blossoming. Martyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. florescens, p. pr. of florescere begin to blossom, incho. fr. florere to blossom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower. ] Expanding into flowers; blossoming. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. florete, F. fleurette, dim. of OF. lor, F. fleur. See Flower, and cf. Floweret, 3d Ferret. ] 1. (Bot.) A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ F. fleuret. ] A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing. [ Obs. ] Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. flos, floris, flower. ] Bloom; blossom. [ Obs. ] J. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Arch.) Having floral ornaments; as, floriated capitals of Gothic pillars. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Ornamentation by means of flower forms, whether closely imitated or conventionalized. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Any floral ornament or decoration. Rock. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

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. ] 1. Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively reddish color; as, a florid countenance. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style; florid eloquence. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mus.) Flowery; ornamental; running in rapid melodic figures, divisions, or passages, as in variations; full of fioriture or little ornamentations. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) (a) The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens. See under Bean. (b) One of the very large seeds of the Entada scandens. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., from L. flos, floris, a flower. ] (Bot.) A subclass of algæ including all the red or purplish seaweeds; the Rhodospermeæ of many authors; -- so called from the rosy or florid color of most of the species. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ Written also florikan, florikin, florican. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ] 1. A cultivator of, or dealer in, flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who writes a flora, or an account of plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. fleuron. See Flower. ] A border worked with flowers. Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. florulentus, fr. flos, floris, flower. ] Flowery; blossoming. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]