: a person who sells or grows for sale flowers and ornamental plants
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For even more summer-to-fall floral inspo, Zimmerman’s also seen florists leaning into more textural and ethereal designs.
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Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, Martha, a florist, lives with her kids and her second husband Al.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Hall, also a wedding florist, noted there are other plants growing in the same area, including other dahlias, cosmos, zinnias, and phlox.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Lively wore not one, but ten outfits that—in some way or another—gestured toward her character, a florist named Lily Bloom.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024
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Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, Martha, a florist, lives with her kids and her second husband Al.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Hall, also a wedding florist, noted there are other plants growing in the same area, including other dahlias, cosmos, zinnias, and phlox.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Lively wore not one, but ten outfits that—in some way or another—gestured toward her character, a florist named Lily Bloom.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Florist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/florist. Accessed 16 Nov. 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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