floribunda

[ flawr-uh-buhn-duh, flohr- ]

/ ˌflɔr əˈbʌn də, ˌfloʊr- /

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noun

any of a class of roses characterized by a long blooming period and the production of large flowers often in thick clusters.

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Origin of floribunda

1895–1900; <New Latin, noun use of feminine of flōribundus flowering freely, equivalent to flōri-flori- + -bundus adj. suffix

Words nearby floribunda

floret, Florey, flori-, Florianópolis, floriated, floribunda, florican, floricane, floriculture, florid, Florida

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How to use floribunda in a sentence

Andromeda floribunda still holds its persistent bloom that has endured for nearly two months.
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll
Floribunda has no such freaks, but smiles in the storm, as well as the sunshine.
Talks about Flowers.|M. D. Wellcome
The floribunda varieties belong to this class of perpetuals.
Talks about Flowers.|M. D. Wellcome
African or Arabian olibanum is produced by Boswellia floribunda.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

Nuytsia386 floribunda, also a native of New Holland, a very curious plant, is also included in this order.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon

British Dictionary definitions for floribunda

floribunda

/ (ˌflɔːrɪˈbʌndə) /

noun

any of several varieties of cultivated hybrid roses whose flowers grow in large sprays

Word Origin for floribunda

C19: from New Latin, feminine of flōribundus flowering freely

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