floral

floral
floral 1640s, "pertaining to Flora," from Fr. floral (16c.), from L. floralis "of flowers" (see FLORA (Cf. flora)). Meaning "pertaining to flowers" is from 1753.

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  • floral — floral, ale, aux [ flɔral, o ] adj. • 1546; lat. floralis, de Flora (→ flore) 1 ♦ Jeux floraux : concours littéraire toulousain existant depuis le XIV e s. (les lauréats reçoivent une fleur d or, d argent). ♢ Qui présente des fleurs, est composé… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • floral — FLORÁL, Ă, florali, e, adj. Care ţine de floare, privitor la floare. ♦ Care înfăţişează o floare; în formă de floare. – Din fr. floral. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  florál adj. m., pl. floráli; f. sg. florálă …   Dicționar Român

  • Floral — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Floral (Arkansas) Floral (Kansas) Floral (Kentucky) Floral Hill (Georgia) Floral Hill (New Jersey) Floral Park (New York) in Kanada: Floral (Saskatshewan) weiters als Eigenschaft abgeleitet… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Floral — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Containing, or belonging to, a flower; as, a floral bud; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • floral — adjetivo 1. De la flor: adorno floral. Se hizo una ofrenda floral a los héroes. juegos* florales …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • floral — (Del lat. florālis). 1. adj. De flor o de flores. Ofrenda floral. 2. Perteneciente o relativo a la flor. Verticilo floral. 3. Se dice de las fiestas o juegos que celebraban los romanos en honor de la diosa Flora, a cuya imitación se instituyeron… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • floral — floral, ale (flo ral, ra l ) adj. 1°   Terme de botanique. Qui appartient à la fleur ou qui l accompagne. Des appendices floraux.    Feuilles florales, véritables feuilles naissant immédiatement au dessous de la fleur.    Enveloppes florales, le… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • floral — [flôr′əl, flō′rəl] adj. [L floralis, of the goddess Flora: see FLORA] of, made of, or like flowers n. 1. a) a pattern or design incorporating representations of flowers b) a fabric, rug, etc. with such a pattern or design 2. a perfume with a… …   English World dictionary

  • floral — adj. 2 g. 1. Relativo ou pertencente a flor ou flores. 2. Diz se dos gomos que só contêm flores. 3. jogos florais: certame poético e literário …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • floral — [adj] decorated with flowers blooming, blossoming, blossomy, botanic, decorative, dendritic, efflorescent, flower patterned, flowery, herbaceous, sylvan, verdant; concept 589 …   New thesaurus

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