floriferous

[ flaw-rif-er-uhs, floh- ]

/ flɔˈrɪf ər əs, floʊ- /

Save This Word!

adjective

producing blossoms; flower-bearing.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"

"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."

Question 1 of 7

IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

have

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of floriferous

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin flōrifer (see origin at flori-, -ferous)

OTHER WORDS FROM floriferous

flo·rif·er·ous·ly, adverbflo·rif·er·ous·ness, nounnon·flo·rif·er·ous, adjective

Words nearby floriferous

Florida Strait, Florida velvet bean, floridean starch, Floridian, florid oral papillomatosis, floriferous, florigen, florilegium, florin, Florinef, Florio

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use floriferous in a sentence

Although the majority of annuals are of a very ephemeral character, few things are more showy or more floriferous.
Little Folks (November 1884)|Various
Caragana frutex, formerly called Caragana frutescens, is a somewhat taller shrub and not quite so floriferous.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various
Scales imbricated in many ranks, awned below the apex, all floriferous.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Spikelets several–many-flowered, terete; scales all floriferous, regularly imbricated in several ranks.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

This is one of our commonest garden and park trees, and at the same time one of the most beautiful and floriferous.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs|A. D. Webster

British Dictionary definitions for floriferous

floriferous

/ (flɔːˈrɪfərəs) /

adjective

bearing or capable of bearing many flowers

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012