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Meaning of FLORAL

Pronunciation:  'flowrul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers; "an unusual floral design"
  2. [adj]  of or relating to the plant life in a particular region; "characteristic alpine floral elements"
  3. [adj]  relating to or associated with flowers; "floral organs"
 
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 Synonyms: flowered, patterned
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Flo"ral\, 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.
2. (Bot.) Containing, or belonging to, a flower; as, a floral
   bud; a floral leaf; floral characters. --Martyn.
{Floral envelope} (Bot.), the calyx and corolla, one or the
   other of which (mostly the corolla) may be wanting.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. A swollen floral stem on which several small flowers are borne.
  2. Belonging to or associated with a flower.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: blooming, bloomy, blossoming, efflorescent, floreate, florescent, floriate, floriated, floricultural, florid, flowered, flowering, flowery, garden, horticultural, hortulan, in bloom, in blossom, in flower, inflorescent, multiflorous, radiciflorous, rhizanthous, uniflorous
 

 

 

 

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