From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfloristflor‧ist /ˈflɒrɪst $ ˈflɔː-/ noun [countable] 1 BOsomeone who owns or works in a shop that sells flowers and indoor plants for the home2 (also florist’s)BBTSHOP/STORE a shop that sells flowers and indoor plants for the home
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florist• Also patron of aviators, florists, and foreign missions.• This of course embarrassed anyone who didn't send flowers into frantic florist phoning and the whole thing started over again.• You can buy it from florists.• He also travels to black art galleries, black bookstores, even a black-owned florist shop.• The cozy, family-owned shop is not only a full-service florist, but a wholesaler as well.• Dean stopped at the florist on the way home.• The florist assured him that they would.Origin florist (1600-1700) Latin flos; → FLORA 