: a person who sells or grows for sale flowers and ornamental plants
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Texas scored among the lowest in the U.S. for the number of florists and chocolate shops relative to population.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Other small businesses include a florist and a sourdough bread maker.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Even a local florist may be hit with tariffs on getting bulbs from other countries.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
In those days, florists often operated their own greenhouses and grew all their products themselves.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Other small businesses include a florist and a sourdough bread maker.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Even a local florist may be hit with tariffs on getting bulbs from other countries.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
In those days, florists often operated their own greenhouses and grew all their products themselves.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Florist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/florist. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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florist
noun
flo·rist
ˈflōr-əst 
ˈflȯr-,
ˈflär-
: a person who sells flowers and ornamental plants
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