The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Florid \Flor"id\, a. [L. floridus, fr. flos, floris, flower. See
   Flower.]
   1. Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery. [R.]
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            Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree. --Jer.
                                                  Taylor.
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   2. Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively reddish
      color; as, a florid countenance.
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   3. Embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess
      with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style;
      florid eloquence.
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   4. (Mus.) Flowery; ornamental; running in rapid melodic
      figures, divisions, or passages, as in variations; full of
      fioriture or little ornamentations.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

florid
    adj 1: elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant
           handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" [syn:
           aureate, florid, flamboyant]
    2: inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with
       outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund
       cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion" [syn: rubicund,
       ruddy, florid, sanguine]