/ Dictionary / Index F floruit*: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: flo•ru•it Pronunciation: (flō'r-it Eng. flôr'y-it, flōr'-, flor'-), [key] — n. Latin. he (or she) flourished: used to indicate the period during which a person flourished, esp. when the exact birth and death dates are unknown. Abbr.: fl., flor. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. -florous flory Related Content Daily Word Quiz: soporific Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language