The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FLORID
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More clues leading to the result FLORID
- Lid for jars, ornate
- Extravagant American leaving Sunshine State
- Ruddy girl’s relieved
- Red-faced, filling female top with gold
- Lord, if drunk, becomes flushed
- Supporting documentation includes latitude regarding ornate language
- Using unusual words in US state, briefly
- Ornate state nearly split £1 in passage
- Colourful area missing from holiday destination
- Bright old coin with name scratched out — old penny
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What does FLORID mean?
FLORID adjective- Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
- Elaborately ornate; flowery.
- (of a disorder, especially mental) In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.
- Flourishing; in the bloom of health.