ProbableNamed from the place
Florida room
noun · first attested 20th century
The room that sells a Florida lifestyle is mostly a defense against mosquitoes.
A glazed or screened room added to a house for sitting outdoors in comfort.
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Florida room
Postwar Florida developers attached screened rooms to new houses so families could sit outside without the insects, and realtors nationwide picked up the name. The drier Southwest builds its version for shade instead and calls it an Arizona room.
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