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Adjective: florid  flor-ud or flór-id [N. Amer], fló-rid [Brit]
  1. Elaborately or excessively ornamented
    "the senator's florid speech";
    - aureate, flamboyant
     
  2. Inclined to a healthy reddish colour often associated with outdoor life
    "Santa's florid cheeks";
    - rubicund, ruddy, sanguine

See also: fancy, healthy

Encyclopedia: Florid, Illinois

Nearest

florescence
florescent
florest's cineraria
floret
Florey
floriated
floricane
floricultural
floriculture
floriculturist
florid
Florida
Florida arrowroot
Florida bean
Florida gallinule
Florida key
Florida pompano
florida selaginella
Florida smoothhound
Florida strangler fig
Florida strap fern