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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary flo·rist DATE 1623 : a person who sells or grows for sale flowers and ornamental plants English Etymology florist 1620s, formed on analogy of Fr. fleuriste, from L. floris, gen. of flos "flower" (see flora). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 florist flor·ist / 5flCrist; NAmE 5flC:-; 5flB:- / noun1. a person who owns or works in a shop / store that sells flowers and plants 花商 2. flor·ist's (pl. flor·ists) a shop / store that sells flowers and plants 花店: I've ordered some flowers from the florist's. 我向花店订购了一些花。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged flo·rist \ˈflōrə̇st, -lȯr-, -lär-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin flor-, flos flower + English -ist — more at blow (to bloom): one whose business is the raising of flowers and ornamental plants in a nursery or greenhouse or the selling of flowers and plants so raised |
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