: a person who sells or grows for sale flowers and ornamental plants
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Corman directed this comedy about a hapless florist’s assistant who raises a plant that craves human blood.
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Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
From florists to bookstores, the city tries to maintain a mix of small businesses in each neighborhood.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2024
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Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
From florists to bookstores, the city tries to maintain a mix of small businesses in each neighborhood.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2024
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“Florist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/florist. Accessed 22 May. 2024.
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florist
noun
flo·rist
ˈflōr-əst 
ˈflȯr-,
ˈflär-
: a person who sells flowers and ornamental plants
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