grandiflora
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of grandiflora
1900–05; < New Latin, a specific epithet frequent in the names of such flowers; see grand, -i-, flora
Example Sentences
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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
Ironically, the discovery of Lebbiea grandiflora actually came about as the result of one of the dams that could destroy it.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 14, 2018
The flowers are varied in form and colour from the white M. grandiflora and M. venusta to the large claret-blotched M. Sanderiana.
From Orchids by O'Brien, James
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