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681 words match “LORI”

FLORICULTURAL a.
Pertaining to the cultivation of flowering plants.
FLORICULTURE n.
The cultivation of flowering plants.
FLORICULTURIST n.
One skilled in the cultivation of flowers; a florist.
FLORID a. 4 definitions
Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery. [R.] Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree. Jer. Taylor.
FLORIDA BEAN n. 2 definitions
The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens. See under Bean.
FLORIDEAE n.
ed or purplish seaweeds; the Rhodospermeæ of many authors; -- so called from the rosy or florid color of most of the species.
FLORIDITY n.
The quality of being florid; floridness. Floyer.
FLORIDLY adv.
In a florid manner.
FLORIDNESS n.
The quality of being florid. Boyle.
FLORIFEROUS a.
Producing flowers. Blount.
FLORIFICATION n.
The act, process, or time of flowering; florescence.
FLORIFORM a.
Having the form of a flower; flower-shaped.
FLORIKEN n.
An Indian bustard (Otis aurita). The Bengal floriken is Sypheotides Bengalensis. [Written also florikan, floriken, florican.]
FLORILEGE n.
The act of gathering flowers.
FLORIMER n.
See Floramour. [Obs.]
FLORIN n.
d 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.
FLORIST n. 2 definitions
A cultivator of, or dealer in, flowers.
GLORIA n. 3 definitions
A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the service of the Roman Catholic and other churches.
GLORIATION n.
Boast; a triumphing. [Obs.] Bp. Richardson. Internal gloriation or triumph of the mind. Hobbes.
GLORIED a.
Illustrious; honorable; noble. [Obs.] Milton.
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