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Florid (literally "flowery") is a word with several usages including:[1]
- Having a rosy complexion, ruddy
- Excessively intricate, elaborately ornate or complicated, highly oramented (of music, art, textiles, etc.)
- (Of speech) Using very flowery speech with fine words and elaborate construction. See Johnsonese
- (In medicine) Occurring in an abundant or highly developed form, e.g. a florid bacterial growth.
Florid may also refer to :
- Florid, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Putnam County, Illinois, USA
- Florid cutaneous papillomatosis
- Great Wall Florid, a car
References
- ↑ Oxford English Dictionary (2nd Ed. 1989)
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