Flōr'id, a.

a. [Lat. floridus, from flos, floris, flower; Fr. floride, Sp. & It. florido.]

1. Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery. [Rare.] “Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree.” Bp. Taylor.
2. Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively red color; as, a florid countenance.
3. Embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style; florid eloquence.