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flo·ral
 floral
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- pronunciation:
- flo
r
 l
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of, concerning, or composed of flowers.
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| related words: |
rosy |
adverb + (adj.)floral
brightly
(adj.)floral
+ noun
abundance,
antique,
applique,
apron,
aroma,
arrangement,
backdrop,
beauty,
bedspread,
bikini,
blanket,
blossom,
blouse,
border,
bouquet,
candle,
canopy,
cardigan,
carpet,
centerpiece,
chair,
chintz,
clock,
cloth,
coat,
comforter,
composition,
cotton,
couch,
crop,
crown,
crystal,
curtain,
cushion,
decoration,
delivery,
design,
designer,
display,
diversity,
drape,
dress,
ecology,
emblem,
embroidery,
extract,
fabric,
flavor,
florist,
foam,
fragrance,
frock,
garland,
gown,
green,
hat,
holiday,
imagery,
kingdom,
lace,
landscape,
leaf,
linen,
marquetry,
motif,
nectar,
note,
nursery,
orchid,
ornament,
painting,
panel,
pattern,
perfume,
pillow,
plaid,
plant,
pollination,
portrait,
preservative,
print,
quilt,
reward,
ribbon,
roll,
scarf,
scent,
shade,
sheet,
shirt,
shop,
short,
silk,
skirt,
smell,
sofa,
spray,
staffer,
still-life,
store,
supply,
symbolism,
tape,
taste,
theme,
tone,
tribute,
tube,
vine,
walk,
wallpaper,
wire,
wreath
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| derivation: |
florally (adv.) |
The word floral
contains the following parts:
flor, flori
Latin
root
that means flower
  Example words:
effloresce, efflorescence, flora, Flora, floral, florescence, floret, floribunda, floriculture, florid, Florida, floriferous, florin, florist, inflorescence, multiflora rose, tubuliflorous
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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