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floral [ flawr -uh l, flohr - ] SHOW IPA
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adjective
pertaining to or consisting of flowers : floral decoration. noun
something, as a fabric, garment, wallpaper, or household item, having a floral pattern: Let's replace these drapes with florals.
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Origin of floral 1640â50; <Latin
FlĆrÄlis pertaining to
FlĆra. See
flora ,
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OTHER WORDS FROM floral flo·ral·ly, adverb
Words nearby floral flops ,
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Floptical disk ,
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floral emblem ,
floral envelope ,
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Floral Park ,
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How to use floral in a sentence The vibrant shade peeks out behind a psychedelic floral design starring a friendly looking hummingbird.
Included in those bills was a $6,000 charge to taxpayers for floral arrangements during Abeâs 2018 visit.
Its fruity, floral notes also open up possibilities for other dessert pairings, such as with orange, melon or dark berries.
This low-acid, whole-bean blend melds sweet and floral tones that manifest into a cocoa-like consistency.
Rose water is the final touch, but the floral notes it adds to your morning brew are SO worth it.
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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British Dictionary definitions for floral
adjective
decorated with or consisting of flowers or patterns of flowers
of, relating to, or associated with flowers floral leaves
Derived forms of floral florally , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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