Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z floreal floral; flowery Floreana An island of San Cristobal canton, Galapagos, Ecuador. floreated Decorated with floral ornamentation. floredil A vasodilator. Floreffe A municipality in Namur province, Belgium. Florei Two rivers in Prahova County, Romania. Florek A surname. Florence An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III, coined by Florentines and worth six shillings sterling. Florencecourt A small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 1835). Florencio A surname. florencite A rare earth phosphate mineral having a yellow to brown color. Florendo A surname. florenskyite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal cream white mineral containing iron, nickel, phosphorus, and titanium. florensovite An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing antimony, chromium, copper, and sulfur. Florent A male given name from French. florentine Cooked or served with spinach. Florentinism Behaviours or attitudes characteristic of the Italian city of Florence. Florentino A surname. Florentinus A Roman jurist florentium (disused nomenclature) Promethium. Florentius A male given name Flores An island of the Azores autonomous region, Portugal, in the North Atlantic. Floresca A surname from Spanish. florescence The time, or the condition, of budding or flowering. florescent Flowering or budding. Florescu A surname from Romanian. floressence A floral essence. Floresta A neighbourhood in western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Florestan A male given name Floresville A city, the county seat of Wilson County, Texas, United States. floret A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower. floreted Having the specified kind or number of florets. floretless Without a floret. florette waste silk of longer fibre (considered higher quality) than bourette. floretty Decorated (finished at the ends) with fleurs-de-lis, which (unlike a cross flory) are attached in their entirety to the arms of the couped cross, rather than the arms developing into that shape. floretum A garden where flowers are grown for research purposes. Florey A surname. Florez Flórez: A surname from Spanish. florfenicol A synthetic fluorinated analog of thiamphenicol Floria A female given name. floriage bloom; blossom Florian A male given name. Floriana A female given name, masculine equivalent Florian. Floriano A surname. floriate Synonym of floriated. floriated Having floral ornaments floriation ornamentation by means of flower forms, either realistic or stylized Floribama The panhandle area of Florida, which borders on Alabama and has cultural similarities to Alabama. Floribbean Describing a type of cuisine which blends Floridian and Caribbean elements. floribunda A rose cultivar, having large sprays of small flowers, made by crossing polyantha and hybrid tea rose varieties. floribundasaponin A particular steroid glycoside. floribundiquinone A naphthoquinone–anthraquinone dimer present in some plants floribundity The condition of being a floribunda florican Either of two species in the bustard family Otididae, Houbaropsis bengalensis or Sypheotides indicus. floricane A stem of some species of Rubus in its second year of growth, when it bears flowers. floricide The killing of a flower. floricolous Relating to fungi of the family Floricolaceae (or, specifically, to the genus Floricola) floricomous Having a certain kind of ovipositor, characteristic of the Cnephasiini, consisting of papillae anales with a section of flat-headed setae. floricultural Of or pertaining to floriculture. floriculturally In terms of floriculture. floriculture the farming of flowers floriculturist A person who farms flowers. florid Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy. Florida A state of the United States. Capital: Tallahassee. Largest city: Jacksonville. Floridablanca A municipality of Pampanga, Philippines. Floridan Synonym of Floridian (of or relating to the state of Florida in the United States of America). floridean Relating to, or characteristic of, red algae of the subclass Florideae. florideophycean Any red alga of the class Florideophyceae florideophyte Any red alga of the class Florideophyceae florideous Synonym of floridean. Floridia A commune, a town in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy Floridian Of, or pertaining to, Florida or its culture. Floridiana Artifacts relating to the state of Florida in the United States. Floridiot A native or resident of Florida; a Floridian. floridity The property of being florid. Floridization The process of coming to resemble the US state of Florida in some respect. Floridize To make or become Floridian. floridly In a florid manner floridness The quality of being florid. Florido A surname from Spanish. floridoside A heteroside, 2-O-a-D-galactopyranosylglycerol, present in the microalga Galdieria sulphuraria Floridsdorf A district in north-east Vienna, Austria. Florienne A female given name from French, of rare usage. florifenine An analgesic drug. floriferous That bears flowers (especially lots of flowers). floriferously In a floriferous manner. floriferousness Quality of being floriferous, or bearing many flowers. florification florescence. floriform Shaped like a flower. florigen a supposed hormone that causes flowering in plants florigenic Promoting flowering or the formation of flowers. florigerous Bearing flowers. florilege A treatise on flowers. florilegium A collection of flowers. florimania A passion or penchant for flowers; hyperenthusiasm for flowers. florin Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies. Florina A city in northern Greece near the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia / Republic of North Macedonia. Florinda A female given name from Latin. floriographer One who studies floriography. floriographic Of or relating to floriography. floriography Communication through the use of flowers, with different types of flowers having particular symbolic meanings. floriparous Bearing flowers. floripondio The flowering plant Brugmansia arborea. Floris A male given name from Dutch. Florisbad A provincial heritage site in Brandfort in the Free State province of South Africa, known for the Florisbad Skull that was discovered in 1932. Florissant A city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. florist A person who sells flowers. floristic Describing a region with a relatively uniform composition of plant species. floristical floristic floristically In a floristic manner; according to flora. floristics The scientific study of the distribution of plants, especially on the regional level. Floriston A census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. floristry The production, commerce and trade in flowers. floristy Typical of something a florist creates or produces. Florita A female given name from Spanish. florivore Any organism that consumes flowers as the main part of its diet florivorous That eats flowers florivory The condition of being florivorous Florkin A surname. Flornes A village in Stjørdal municipality, Trøndelag county, Norway. Floro A surname from Italian. Florodora Any of the chorus girls from the Edwardian musical comedy Florodora, selected for their beauty. floroon A border worked with flowers. florosenine A pyrrolizidine alkaloid. Florrie A shortened form of the female given names Flora and Florence. flortaucipir A radioactive agent used in positron emission tomography floruit Lived, flourished; used in biographies to indicate a time period during which a person is known to have been alive or known to have been notably active, when dates of birth and/or death are not known. florula flora of a small area, a small flora florulent Flowery; blossoming. flory Decorated with fleurs-de-lis projecting from it. Florya A quarter in Bakırköy, Istanbul province, Turkey. floryshe In the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts, an unstructured practice routine of guard transitions, cuts, thrusts, slices and parries with appropriate footwork; an expression of techniques already learned in an original way. floscular flosculous floscularian Any of the rotifers of the genus Floscularia. flosculariid Any rotifer in the family Flosculariidae. floscule A floret. flosculous Consisting of florets. flosequinan A particular quinolone vasodilator. flosequinoxan A novel quinolone antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. flosh A hopper-shaped box in which ore is placed to be stamped. floss A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth. flossable Capable of being flossed. flosser One who flosses the teeth. flossflower Synonym of bluemink (“Ageratum houstonianum”). flossie A sexually promiscuous person (usually a woman); a sex worker, prostitute. flossification Flowering. flossily In a flossy manner. flossiness The quality of being flossy. flossing The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss. flosslike Resembling or characteristic of floss.