floriferous
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- floriferously adverb
- floriferousness noun
- nonfloriferous adjective
Etymology
Origin of floriferous
First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin flōrifer ( flori-, -ferous )
Example Sentences
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To keep your lilac healthy and floriferous, periodically remove the oldest growth and/or tallest stems all the way down to the ground.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024
Moving to Maui in 2006, where the floriferous landscape encourages his most flamboyant inclinations, LaChapelle has staged biblical scenes in jungle settings.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2022
Jennings says it’s probably the most floriferous of the miniatures.
From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2021
Fortunately, there are steps you can take to keep your mums, even taller-growing varieties, compact and floriferous.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2016
Spikelets several–many-flowered, terete; scales all floriferous, regularly imbricated in several ranks.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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