adjective
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decorated with or consisting of flowers or patterns of flowers
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of, relating to, or associated with flowers
floral leaves
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of floral
1640–50; < Latin Flōrālis pertaining to Flōra. See flora, -al 1
Explanation
Something floral has something to do with flowers. A floral perfume smells like roses or lilacs or violets. You can call a flower show a floral event, and a big bouquet of flowers is a floral arrangement. Something that's printed with pictures of flowers is floral too, like your grandmother's floral curtains or a little girl's floral pajamas. The word floral meant "pertaining to Flora" in the mid-17th century — the Latin Flora is the Roman goddess of flowers, from flos, or "flower."
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Example Sentences
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Chelsea has been transformed into an "intergalactic wonderland" of floral displays as London's largest free flower festival returns for its 21st year.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Even the stage curtain, graced with Brigadoon’s floral insignia, is a work of art.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
And while the club doesn’t have a formal dress code for spectators, Wimbledon is the rare sporting event where it’s not uncommon to see men in neckties and women in floral dresses.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Then, for his first haute couture collection, the 41-year-old Northern Irish designer presented a line with punk touches and floral accents, true to his rebellious spirit.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
By noon the next day, a floral arrangement from the school was delivered to our door along with twelve hundred dollars that the school had collected to help with funeral costs.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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