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floriferous
[ flaw-rif-er-uhs, floh- ]
floriferous
/ flɔːˈrɪfərəs /
adjective
- bearing or capable of bearing many flowers
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Other Words From
- flo·rifer·ous·ly adverb
- flo·rifer·ous·ness noun
- nonflo·rifer·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of floriferous1
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Example Sentences
Although the majority of annuals are of a very ephemeral character, few things are more showy or more floriferous.
Caragana frutex, formerly called Caragana frutescens, is a somewhat taller shrub and not quite so floriferous.
Scales imbricated in many ranks, awned below the apex, all floriferous.
Spikelets several–many-flowered, terete; scales all floriferous, regularly imbricated in several ranks.
This is one of our commonest garden and park trees, and at the same time one of the most beautiful and floriferous.
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