semidouble

American  

[sem-ee-duhb-uhl, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈdʌb əl, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

Botany.

1. having more petals than those of a single flower but fewer than those of a double flower.

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Etymology

Origin of semidouble

First recorded in 1970–75; semi- + double

Example Sentences

This is followed by Cameo, with semidouble apricot blossoms.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2021

Both flowers are calendulas, one a large, golden, double-petaled variety, the other an orange semidouble.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sometimes there was a prickly semidouble yellow Rose, called by us a Scotch Rose, a Sweet Brier, or a rusty-flowered white Rose, similar, though inferior, to the Madame Plantier.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse

There is a pretty semidouble Hollyhock with a single row of broad outer petals and a smaller double rosette for the centre; but the single flowers are far more effective.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse