fioriculturIst

[Eng. floricultur (e); -ist.] One who devotes himself to, or is skilled in, the cultivation of flowering plants. flor-Id, a. [Lat. florid us, from flos (gen it. flor is ) =a flower; Fr. floride; Sp. & Ital. florido.] I. Lit.: Covered with or abounding in flowers. "Imbracing round their florid earth." II. Figuratively : Milton: P. L., vii. 90. IMG:content-1793.png:[blocks in formation] to collect.] The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia 1. The act of gathering or culling flowers. 2. A treatise on flowers; an anthology.