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-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.).
1883. Fisheries Exhib. Catal. (ed. 4), 160. Bahama and Florida sponges are about equal in texture and value.
1884. R. Wheatley, The New York Custom-House, in Harper’s Mag., LXIX. June, 58–9. Merchandise such as Florida water, sarsparilla, life syrup, and tricopherous is manufactured for export only.
