Florida
(ˈflɒrɪdə)
The name of a State in the extreme south-east of the United States, used attrib. to designate things connected with it in origin or manufacture: as Florida moss = long-beard 2, Spanish beard; Florida orange, any of several varieties of orange grown in Florida; also ellipt.; Florida water, a perfume similar to eau-de-Cologne, largely used in the United States; Florida wood, a hard wood obtained from a species of dogwood, having close grain, and much used for inlaying-work by cabinet-makers (Cent. Dict.).
| 1840 Picayune (New Orleans) 28 July 4/1 Lavender and Florida waters; perfumed toilet and pearl powders. 1861 Mrs. Beeton Bk. Househ. Managem. xxiii. 528 When the bird is roasted,..surround it with Florida oranges. 1883 Fisheries Exhib. Catal. (ed. 4) 160 Bahama and Florida sponges are about equal in texture and value. 1884 R. Wheatley in Harper's Mag. June 59/1 Merchandise such as Florida water. 1888 G. Trumbull Names of Birds 75 A large bunch of ‘Florida moss’. 1892 S. Hale Lett. (1919) 270 Oranges are delicious... I think they must be Floridas. 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. 259/2 Florida Water is either used as a perfume..or as a lotion. 1923 A. Ward Encycl. Food 360 The Florida orange is typically sweeter and less ‘sprightly’ than the California. Ibid., The best Louisiana oranges are upheld by many as of equal rank with the Floridas. 1924 Contemp. Rev. Jan. 95 Giant trees hung with florida moss. 1967 J. McPhee Oranges i. 9 Californians say that if you want to eat a Florida orange you have to get into a bathtub first. 1970 Harper's Bazaar Oct. 120/2 A bottle of Florida water, 24s 6d. |
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Add: Florida room N. Amer., a room usu. built at the back of a house, often with a brick or tile floor, drinks bar, etc., which is partially or totally enclosed by glass.
| 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Jan. 42/4 (Advt.), A quality home with the best of material money can buy..party size dining room, *Florida room. 1978 Detroit Free Press 16 Apr. f11/3 (Advt.), This sharp 2 bedroom brick Ranch with 2 full baths, florida room, exposed view of Lake. 1984 Homes & Land in Gatorland 17 Apr. 11/2 (Advt.), Enjoy living in this delightful 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with brick Florida room and deck. |
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▸ Florida anise n. a tall evergreen shrub of the south-eastern United States, Illicium floridanum (family Illiciaceae), bearing red star-shaped flowers which emit a strong scent.
| [1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 474/2 Illicium Floridanum, the Florida Anise-seed tree, has from twenty-seven to thirty dark purple petals.] 1871 A. Featherman Rep. Bot. Surv. Southern & Central Louisiana 1870 78 Illicium Floridanum Ellis, tree, *Florida Anise tree, Port Hudson Railroad, East Feliciana. 1960 R. Vines Trees, Shrubs, & Woody Vines Southwest 324 Florida Anise... Other vernacular names are Polecat-tree, Poison Bay, [etc.]... The leaves are reported as being poisonous to stock. 2003 Horticulture Mar.–Apr. 58/1 At the rear of the house, an expansive deck—embedded in a fluff of such native shrubs as..Florida anise (Illicium floridanum)—overlooks a shady lawn. |