floriferous

The definition of floriferous is something with lots of flowers or blooms.

(adjective)

An example of floriferous is a crab apple tree in springtime.

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See floriferous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

bearing flowers; blooming abundantly

Origin: L florifer (< flos, a flower + ferre, bear) + -ous

See floriferous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Bearing flowers.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin flōrifer, bearing flowers

Origin: : flōs, flōr-, flower; see flower

Origin: + -fer, -fer

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Related Forms:

  • flo·rifˈer·ous·ly adverb
  • flo·rifˈer·ous·ness noun

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