grandiflora

American  

[gran-duh-flawr-uh, -flohr-uh] / ˌgræn dəˈflɔr ə, -ˈfloʊr ə /

noun

1. any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by large showy flowers, as certain kinds of petunias, baby's breath, or roses.

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Etymology

Origin of grandiflora

1900–05; < New Latin, a specific epithet frequent in the names of such flowers; see grand, -i-, flora

Example Sentences

Kathleen Ferguson grabbed a pair of pruning shears from a mailbox nailed to a garden bed and leaned down to cut bunches of Orlaya grandiflora on the flower-filled hillside.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2024

Too thick a layer of oak or Magnolia grandiflora leaves, both slow to break down, can smother small herbaceous plants.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2021

At least, that’s what happened to Marshallia grandiflora, a large flowering plant last collected in 1919.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2020

Cheek acknowledges that if either of those situations ends up being true then Lebbiea grandiflora may not be so rare after all—but time is short to find out.

From Scientific American • Dec. 14, 2018

Coreopsis grandiflora: hardy, 2 to 3 ft., bright yellow; the finest member of the genus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various