Flo*roon" (?), n. [F. fleuron. See Flower.] A border worked with
flowers. Wright.
Flor"u*lent (?), a. [L. florulentus, fr. flos, floris, flower.]
Flowery; blossoming. [Obs.] Blount.
Flos"cu*lar (?), a. (Bot.) Flosculous.
Flos`cu*la"ri*an (?), n. [From L. flosculus a floweret.] (Zoˆl.) One of
a group of stalked rotifers, having ciliated tentacles around the lobed
disk.
Flos*cule (?), n. [L. flosculus, dim. of flos flower: cf. F. floscule.]
(Bot.) A floret.
Flos"cu*lous (?), a. (Bot.) Consisting of many gamopetalous florets.
||Flos`-fer"ri (?), n.[L., flower of iron.] (Min.) A variety of
||aragonite, occuring in delicate white coralloidal forms; -- common in
||beds of iron ore.
Flosh (?), n. [Cf. G. flˆsse a trough in which tin ore is washed.]
(Metallurgy) A hopper-shaped box or &?;nortar in which ore is placed
for the action of the stamps. Knight.
Floss (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L. fluxus flowing,
loose, slack. See Flux, n.] 1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the
pistillate flowers of maize; also called silk.