florist

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person who grows, arranges, or sells cut flowers and ornamental plants

   The florist combined roses and foliage into a balanced bouquet.

2. 2
   noun

   a shop that sells flowers and ornamental plants

   She stopped at the florist to order flowers for the ceremony.

Common collocations

• florist shop Noun + noun

Borrowed from French fleuriste, 'a grower or seller of flowers,' ultimately from Latin flos (genitive floris), 'flower,' + -ist. The word first referred especially to flower cultivators before broadening to sellers and arrangers.

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