- florid
[florid 词源字典]
- florid: see flower
[florid etymology, florid origin, 英语词源] - florid (adj.)
- 1640s, "strikingly beautiful," from French floride "flourishing," from Latin floridus "flowery, in bloom," from flos "flower" (see flora). Sense of "ruddy" is first recorded 1640s. Meaning "highly decorated, profusely adorned (as with flowers)" is from 1650s. Related: Floridly.