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Webster 1913 Edition


Floral

Flo′ral

,
Adj.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Floral

FLO'RAL

,
Adj.
[L. floralis, from flos, a flower, which see.]
1.
Containing the flower, as a floral bud; immediately attending the flower, as a floral leaf.
2.
Pertaining to Flora or to flowers; as floral games; floral play.